I have a form in which I have added "Please Select" option for the drop-down.
The form should work in a way that if users doesn't select values 1, 2-5, 6-15, 16-30 etc then the form should not submit.
In my form, if I select "Please Select" then the form gets submit as it being treated as 1, 2-5, 6-15, 16-30, etc.
The HTML codes for the form generated at run time are:
<select name="input_12" id="input_37_12" class="medium gfield_select" tabindex="5" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false">
<option value="Please Select" selected="selected">Please Select</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2-5">2-5</option>
<option value="6-15">6-15</option>
<option value="16-30">16-30</option>
<option value="31-100">31-100</option>
<option value="101-250">101-250</option>
<option value="251-1000">251-1000</option>
<option value="1001-2500">1001-2500</option>
<option value="2501 +">2501 +</option>
</select>
Problem Statement:
I am wondering what changes I should make in the HTML code above so that "Please Select" option is not treated as other drop-down values (1, 2-5, 6-15, 16-30 etc ) in the HTML.
To force form validation on a select input, you need to use the required attribute on your select form and set the value of the initial option to "".
Note: aria-required="true" works fine as well, especially for browsers that don't yet support HTML5, I just prefer the shorter HTML5 alternative. This also applies to selected="selected" vs selected.
<form>
<select name="input_12" id="input_37_12" class="medium gfield_select" tabindex="5" required aria-invalid="false">
<option value="" selected>Please Select</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2-5">2-5</option>
<option value="6-15">6-15</option>
<option value="16-30">16-30</option>
<option value="31-100">31-100</option>
<option value="101-250">101-250</option>
<option value="251-1000">251-1000</option>
<option value="1001-2500">1001-2500</option>
<option value="2501 +">2501 +</option>
</select>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
Edit: This can also be done via Javascript.
// Obtain our form via its ID
var form = document.querySelector('form');
// Add a listener to our form to wait for its submission
if (form.addEventListener) {
form.addEventListener("submit", validate, false); //Modern browsers
} else if (form.attachEvent) {
form.attachEvent('onsubmit', validate); //Old IE
}
function validate(e) {
var select = e.target.querySelector("select");
// Get the value of our selected option
var selectedOption = select.options[select.selectedIndex].value;
// Compare the value of the default option to the selected option
if (selectedOption === "Please Select") {
// Trigger Error and prevent the form submission
alert("Please select an option!")
e.preventDefault();
}
}
<form>
<select name="input_12" id="input_37_12" class="medium gfield_select" tabindex="5" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false">
<option value="Please Select" selected="selected">Please Select</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2-5">2-5</option>
<option value="6-15">6-15</option>
<option value="16-30">16-30</option>
<option value="31-100">31-100</option>
<option value="101-250">101-250</option>
<option value="251-1000">251-1000</option>
<option value="1001-2500">1001-2500</option>
<option value="2501 +">2501 +</option>
</select>
<button type="submit">Button</button>
</form>
To simply prevent the users from selecting an option just add disabled in the html for the option (as pointed out in the question from the comment marking this as a possible duplicate, #csmckelvey).
However, you can also simply add a display:none to the option:
select option:first-of-type{
display:none;
}
At least works on android, and yet show the text of the first option (even though it Should be hidden - dont Know why).
Anyways it's important to Remember to validate the form as the other answer suggests.
Related
I have a drop-down list which POSTs to express and then redirects to same page.
Now, I want the one valid option to be selected before submitting, hence I added required property in <select> tag.
But, I also want a value to be Selected in the list when page renders
If first time render, then first option
If after submitting, the submitted option to be selected by default
Here is the skeleton code
<select required data-style="btn-info" name="selectpicker">
<optgroup label="Select Map">
<option name="table1" value="Station">Station</option>
<option name="table2" value="Station2">Station2</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
and the things I tried
<option value="" selected disabled>Select station</option>
<option name="table1" value="Station" selected>Station</option>
but none of them fulfills my requirements.
if you are using javascript for handling the form just add event.preventDefault() in your onsubmit function so when you submit it won't revert back to default
The problems were solved by
<form action="any" method="any" onSubmit="return fieldCheck();">
<select required id="collec" data-style="btn-info" name="selectpicker">
<option value="Select Station" selected disabled hidden>Select City</option>
<option name="table1" value="Vice City">Vice City</option>
<option name="table2" value="Delhi City">Delhi City</option>
and script
function fieldCheck() {
var collec = document.querySelector('#collec');
if(collec.value != "Select Station") {
return true;
}
else {
alert("Select a city first!!");
return false;
}
}
I have created a dropdown menu in html. I have a reset button which resets all the value to null. But on clicking this I need to reset the dropdown menu to the first value which I gave in the field.
Please help...
The code for the dropdown is as below.
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one">One
<option value="two">Two
</select>
But on clicking Reset I am getting a blank in the dropdown list from where i have to again select either One or Two.
Instead I want it to automatically set to the value "One".
You can use add the attribute selected to the option you want to be default like this:
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one">One</option>
<option value="two" selected>Two</option>
</select>
Or add selected="selected":
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one" selected="selected">One</option>
<option value="two">Two</option>
</select>
You just need to use the selected attribute for the item that you want to be the default:
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one" selected="selected">One</option>
<option value="two">Two</option>
</select>
If you are manually performing the reset, you'll likely want to store a reference to the current selection prior to resetting them and using that to retain the previous selection, which you can access via the selectedIndex property. Depending on your use case and technology (e.g. jQuery, etc.), you can select a specific element by its index, value, or potentially other attributes.
You can add selected attributes to make default select.
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one">One
<option value="two" selected="selected">Two
</select>
With jquery
$("#abc").val("two")
use selected
here live example https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_option_selected.asp
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="vw">VW</option>
<option value="audi" selected>Audi</option>
</select>
I think you need this code in your reset jquery function.
$("#abc option:selected").prop("selected", false);
$("#abc option:first").prop("selected", "selected");
HTML select drop down by default shows first option if none of the option is selected. So, effectively you just need to clear the selected attibute for your dropdown.
function clearForm(form) {
//var $f = $(form);
//var $f = $f.find(':input').not(':button, :submit, :reset, :hidden');
//$('#msg').empty();
$('#abc option:selected').removeAttr('selected');
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select name="abc" id="abc">
<option value="one">One
<option value="two" selected>Two
</select>
<input type='button' class="btn btn-primary" value='Reset' name='reset' onclick="return clearForm(this.form);">
I have a html form which has a dropdown consisting of a few values. If the user does not select an option and moves to the next field, I need to give an error message. I have used the required attribute but it does not fire in Chrome and Firefox.
This is my code :
<select name="gender" id="gender" style="max-width:100%" required>
<option value="">Select Gender</option>
<option value="Male">Male</option>
<option value="Female">Female</option>
<option value="Other">Other</option>
</select>
The required attribute does not work on Chrome and Firefox. A JavaScript solution would also be good. At the time of submitting the data I am checking for empty fields but I would like to display an error message if the user does not select a value from the dropdown and moves to the next field.
Use below code, not need any script, use form tag
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<form>
<select required>
<option value="">None</option>
<option value="demo">demo</option>
<option value="demo1">demo1</option>
<option value="demo2">demo2</option>
<option value="demo3">demo3</option>
</select>
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
Try using the onfocusout option on your select paired with some Javascript.
HTML
<select name="gender" id="gender" onfocusout="check()" style="max-width:100%" required>
<option value="">Select Gender</option>
<option value="Male">Male</option>
<option value="Female">Female</option>
<option value="Other">Other</option>
</select>
JS
function check(){
var x = document.getElementById("gender").selectedOptions[0].label;
if(x == "Select Gender"){
alert("Please select an option.");
}
}
CodePen.io: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/XQxQgw
There's undoubtedly a more efficient way of doing this and you would need to tweak the JS to check if all fields have been completed etc. but that's my two cents in a pinch!
how can I disable an option in Datalist?
<input type="hidden" name="Town_Group" id="frmTown_Group">
<input name="Town" id="frmTown" list="frmTown_List">
<datalist name="Town_List" id="frmTown_List">
<option value="London">London</option>
<option value="Zurich">Zurich</option>
<option value="|" disabled=true >Italian</option>
<option value="Turin">Turin</option>
<option value="Milan">Milan</option>
<option value="Rome">Rome</option>
<option value="Naples">Naples</option>
<option value="|" disabled=true >French</option>
<option value="Bordeaux">Bordeaux</option>
<option value="Lion">Lion</option>
<option value="Paris">Paris</option>
</datalist>
I tried with disabled, the effect was that the option has disappeared.
Thanks Giovanni Rossati
In that case you can use readonly attribute like this, I wouldn't recommend this
<input type="hidden" name="Town_Group" id="frmTown_Group" />
<input name="Town" id="frmTown" list="frmTown_List" />
<datalist name="Town_List" id="frmTown_List">
<option value="London">London</option>
<option value="Zurich">Zurich</option>
<option value=" " readonly>Italian</option>
<option value="Turin">Turin</option>
<option value="Milan">Milan</option>
<option value="Rome">Rome</option>
<option value="Naples">Naples</option>
<option value=" " readonly>French</option>
<option value="Bordeaux">Bordeaux</option>
<option value="Lion">Lion</option>
<option value="Paris">Paris</option>
</datalist>
This is the only way because
Datalist vs Select:
I guess this is what you want, but there is no comparison. Datalist
is different, Select is different.
datalist is used for autopopulating results from the list, based on
user input, while select doesn't do any magic, it just shows all
options it has.
so this makes clear that there shouldn't be any preselected value in
datalist (as it is used to auto populate, on user interaction). thus
it cant be readonly
select on other hand is different, it can have a default value, thus
it can be readonly.
And yes what you said: "If you desire readonly or disabled, then use a select tag", yes, according to me its true, coz you cant set anything as selected in datalist, but you can in select.
I want to have a drop down list using the select, option tag... but when it first appear I want it to have an information, such as "Please select a name" then the user clicks on the drop down list and selects from the available option... I tried to made the "Please select a name" as an option, but then the user will be able to select this... which is not what I want. Do I need to use javascript to have this feature or what do I need to do?
If there'a jquery way to do this, this would be much helpful
Try this:
<select>
<option value="" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Please select a name</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
</select>
When the page loads, this option will be selected by default. However, as soon as the drop-down is clicked, the user won't be able to re-select this option.
<select>
<option value="" style="display:none">Choose one provider</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
</select>
This way the user cannot see this option, but it shows in the select box.
Have <option value="">- Please select a name -</option> as the first option and use JavaScript (and backend validation) to ensure the user has selected something other than an empty value.
This is an old post, but this worked for me
<select>
<option value="" disabled selected>Please select a name...</option>
<option>this</option>
<option>that</option>
</select>
<select name="test">
<option hidden="true">Please select a name</option>
<option value="Cash">Cash</option>
<option value="Draft">Demand Draft No.</option>
<option value="Cheque">Cheque No.</option>
</select>
Maybe this can help you resolve without JavaScript
http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/forms/option.html
See DISABLE option
Simple, I suppose. The onclick attribute works nicely...
<select onchange="if(this.value == '') this.selectedIndex = 1; ">
<option value="">Select an Option</option>
<option value="one">Option 1</option>
<option value="two">Option 2</option>
</select>
After a different option is selected, if the first option is selected, Option 1 will be selected. If you want an explanation on the javascript, just ask.
<select>
<option value="" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Please select name</option>
<option value="Tom">Tom</option>
<option value="Marry">Marry</option>
<option value="Jane">Jane</option>
<option value="Harry">Harry</option>
</select>
If you want to achieve the same for the jquery-ui selectmenu control then you have to set 'display: none' in the open event handler and add '-menu' to the id string.
<select id="myid">
<option value="" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Please select name</option>
<option value="Tom">Tom</option>
<option value="Marry">Mary</option>
<option value="Jane">Jane</option>
<option value="Harry">Harry</option>
</select>
$('select#listsTypeSelect').selectmenu({
change: function( event, data ) {
alert($(this).val());
},
open: function( event, ui ) {
$('ul#myid-menu li:first-child').css('display', 'none');
}
});
I'm sorry to necro an old post - but I found a better way of doing this
What I believe this poster wanted was :
<label for="mydropdown" datalabel="mydropdown">Country:</label>
<select name="mydropdown">
<option value="United States">United States</option>
<option value="Canada">Canada</option>
<option value="Mexico">Mexico</option>
<option value="Other">Not Listed</option>
</select>
I found this information in another post while searching for this same answer - Thanks
<select>
<option value="" disabled selected hidden>Select an Option</option>
<option value="one">Option 1</option>
<option value="two">Option 2</option>
</select>
Make a JavaScript control that before the submit cheek that the selected option is different to your first option
This is how I do this with JQuery...
using the jquery-watermark plugin (http://code.google.com/p/jquery-watermark/)
$('#inputId').watermark('Please select a name');
works like a charm!!
There is some good documentation at that google code site.
Hope this helps!
<select>
<option value="" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Please select a
developer position</option>
<option value="1">Beginner</option>
<option value="2">Expert</option>
</select>
From what I understand, you are looking for a placeholder for your select options, which has to be selected when no value is pre-selected, and cannot be selected by user, or seen.
<select name="selectOne">
<option value="" disabled selected hidden>Choose an option</option>
<option value="this">This</option>
<option value="that">That</option>
</select>