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Select Menu Filter (from json obj)
<!--
DEMO FOR FILTERING JSON OBJECT & POPULATING DROPDOWN FIELDS.
===
jQuery not required for the parsing/filtering
jQuery only required for retrieving json object
===
by: Grant S
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, width=device-width, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0, minimal-ui" />
<title>Json Dropdown Menu</title>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<style>
body{
margin:0;padding:0;
font-size:62.5%;
font-family:"Avenir","Helvetica Neue","Helvetica",sans-serif;
}
a{
text-decoration:none;
color:inherit;
}
.hide{
display:none;
}
select{
display:block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form action="index.php" method="">
<select name="country" id="country"></select>
<select name="state" id="state"></select>
<select name="city" id="city" class="hide"></select>
<select name="storeId" id="storeName" class="hide"></select>
</form>
<script>
(function($){
var myJson
;
$.getJSON("/stores.json", function(json){
if (json.status) {
myJson = json.stores;
steppedSelect({
"locations" : myJson
});
} else {
alert(json.error);
}
});
var steppedSelect = function(params){
// PRIVATE VARZ
var cache = this,
geoObj = params.locations || myJson,
stateObj = [],
cityObj = [],
locationObj = [],
tempArray = [],
optionHtml = '<option selected="selected" disabled>select</option>'
;
var _construct = function(args){
// AUTO FILTER BY COUNTRY & SET UP CLICK EVENT
initCountry();
// 3 CLICK EVENTS
initState();
initCity();
initLocation();
};
var doChange = function(el) {
var event = new Event('change', {
'view': window,
'bubbles': false,
'cancelable': true
});
var el = el,
canceled = !el.dispatchEvent(event)
;
if (!canceled) {
return
} else {
console.log("Error: There was a problem with your change handler");
}
};
var exec = function(args){
var parentObj = args.parentObj || {},
parentKey = args.parentKey || "",
parentMatch = args.parentMatch || "",
childObj = args.childObj || {},
childKey = args.childKey || "",
childElement = args.childElement
;
optionHtml = '<option selected="selected" disabled>select</option>';
for (i = 0; i < parentObj.length; i++) {
var obj = parentObj[i];
// if we haven't already pulled this particular object out as an HTML option
if ( obj[parentKey] == parentMatch && tempArray.indexOf(obj[childKey]) === -1 ) {
tempArray.push(obj[childKey]);
// if we're setting up the "locations" menu,
// make the value equal to the storeId
if (childKey == "storeName") {
optionHtml += '<option value="'+ obj["storeId"] +'">'+ obj[childKey] +'</option>';
// else, make the value equal to the name
} else {
optionHtml += '<option value="'+ obj[childKey] +'">'+ obj[childKey] +'</option>';
}
}
// push all appropriate objects into object
// for looping through a child object
if ( obj[parentKey] == parentMatch ) {
childObj.push(obj);
}
}
tempArray = [];
childElement.innerHTML = optionHtml;
childElement.className = childElement.className.replace(/(?:^|\s)hide(?!\S)/, '');
};
var initCountry = function(args){
for (i = 0; i < geoObj.length; i++) {
var obj = geoObj[i];
if ( tempArray.indexOf(obj["country"]) === -1 ) {
tempArray.push(obj["country"]);
if (obj["country"] == "United States") {
optionHtml += '<option selected="selected" value="'+ obj["country"] +'">'+ obj["country"] +'</option>';
} else {
optionHtml += '<option value="'+ obj["country"] +'">'+ obj["country"] +'</option>';
}
}
}
tempArray = [];
document.getElementById("country").innerHTML = optionHtml;
document.getElementById("country").className = document.getElementById("country").className.replace(/(?:^|\s)hide(?!\S)/, '');
exec({
parentObj: geoObj,
parentKey: "country",
parentMatch: document.getElementById("country").options[document.getElementById("country").selectedIndex].value,
childObj: stateObj,
childKey: "state",
childElement: document.getElementById("state")
});
document.getElementById("country").addEventListener("change", function(e){
if ( document.getElementById("city").className.indexOf("hide")===-1 ) {
document.getElementById("city").className += " hide";
}
if ( document.getElementById("storeName").className.indexOf("hide")===-1 ) {
document.getElementById("storeName").className += " hide";
}
if (stateObj.length) {
stateObj = [];
}
exec({
parentObj: geoObj,
parentKey: "country",
parentMatch: this.value,
childObj: stateObj,
childKey: "state",
childElement: document.getElementById("state")
});
if ( document.getElementById("state").length < 3 && document.getElementById("state").options[1].value == "" ) {
var elem = document.getElementById("state"),
elemClass = elem.className
;
elem.selectedIndex = 1;
doChange(elem);
if ( elemClass.indexOf("hide")===-1 ) {
elem.className += " hide";
}
}
});
};
var initState = function(args){
document.getElementById("state").addEventListener("change", function(e){console.log(e);
if (cityObj.length) {
cityObj = [];
}
if ( document.getElementById("storeName").className.indexOf("hide")===-1 ) {
document.getElementById("storeName").className += " hide";
}
exec({
parentObj: stateObj,
parentKey: "state",
parentMatch: this.value,
childObj: cityObj,
childKey: "city",
childElement: document.getElementById("city")
});
});
};
var initCity = function(args){
document.getElementById("city").addEventListener("change", function(e){console.log(e);
if (locationObj.length) {
locationObj = []
}
exec({
parentObj: cityObj,
parentKey: "city",
parentMatch: this.value,
childObj: locationObj,
childKey: "storeName",
childElement: document.getElementById("storeName")
});
});
};
var initLocation = function(args){
document.getElementById("storeName").onchange = function(){
selectedLocation = this.value;
alert(selectedLocation);
};
};
_construct();
};
})(jQuery);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Parses single json object through object literal, jQuery not required!

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