I've managed to get one drop-down list to populate the second drop-down list based on the selection.
HTML here:
<select size="1" id="BodyPart" title="" name="BodyPart">
<option value="">-Select Body Part-</option>
<option value="chest">Chest</option>
<option value="biceps">Biceps</option>
</select>
<div class="container">
<div class="chest">
<select class="exercise_select">
<option value ="__select__">SELECT</option>
<option value ="chestpress">Chest Press</option>
<option value ="inclinechestpress">Incline Chest Press</option>
</select>
<div class="chest">
<div class="chestpress exercise_name">
CHEST PRESS
</div>
<div class="inclinechestpress exercise_name">
INCLINE CHEST PRESS
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="biceps">
<select class="exercise_select">
<option value ="__select__">SELECT</option>
<option value="bicepcurls">Bicep Curls</option>
<option value="hammercurls">Hammer Curls</option>
</select>
<div class="biceps">
<div class="bicepcurls exercise_name">
BICEP CURLS
</div>
<div class="hammercurls exercise_name">
HAMMER CURLS
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript here:
<Script language='JavaScript'>
$(document).ready(function() {
var elements = $('div.container').children().hide();
$('#BodyPart').change(function() {
elements.hide();
var value = $(this).val();
if (value.length) { // if somethings' selected
elements.filter('.' + value).show(); // show the ones we want
}
});
$('.exercise_select').change(function(){
console.log(123);
$('.exercise_name').hide();
var subele=$('.exercise_name');
subele.filter('.'+$(this).val()).show();
});
});
</script>
As you can see, when 'Chest' or 'Biceps' is selected, relative exercises to that body part becomes available to choose in the second drop-down list. I want to display information specific to that second selection (as you can see I've used the exercise's title in capitals for dummy text), but for some reason everything displays UNTIL a second option is selected.
So for example, I'd choose 'Chest', then before I select any of the two exercises in the second drop-down list, both dummy texts appear. They only single out once I choose the exercise. Is there a way to have those dummy texts remain invisible until one of the options is selected?
Many thanks for your time.