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How to pass two user input dates through url

I have a requirement where I need to pass two dates(DateFrom and DateTo) through the URL using <a href> which goes to another page where it shows the report of that dates.both the dates are in format yyyy-mm-dd.
below is the code I'm using.
here DateFrom and DateTo in the URL will be the dates that the user selects.
I have used radio buttons to select the columns to be generated in the report. user will choose either 1st set of columns or 2nd set of columns. and the chosen set of columns will be shown in the report.
After choosing from date, to date, and set of columns, the user will click on the generate report button which goes to the other page where it shows the report.
How shall I pass those two date values and radio button conditions for selecting columns.
the UI is in FTL(freemarker). I'm also attaching an image of the UI for better understanding.
there are two different URLs for two different sets of columns.
the URLs are
1st set of columns: http://localhost:9191/preview?__report=production_1.rptdesign&__format=pdf&DateFrom=2022-06-10&DateTo=2022-06-10
2nd set of columns: http://localhost:9191/preview?__report=production_2.rptdesign&__format=pdf&DateFrom=2022-06-10&DateTo=2022-06-10
if the user selects 1st set of columns one <a href> will be used and if the user selects 2nd set of columns another <a href> will be used. I haven't completed the coding part yet. how shall I achieve this in FTL?
<input type="date" id="quality-fromdate">
<input type="date" id="quality-toDate">
<input id="radiobutton1" type="radio" name="radio-button">
<div class="select-columns-options-1" id="select-columns-options1">
<option value="tasks">Product Name</option>
<option value="tasks">Order Id</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity To Produce</option>
<option value="tasks">Due Date</option>
<option value="tasks">Estimated Completion Time</option>
</div>
<input id="radiobutton2" type="radio" name="radio-button">
<div class="select-columns-options-2">
<option value="tasks">Product Name</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity To Produce</option>
</div>
Generate Report

I wouldn't use <a> here, since the url has to be generated dynamically. Here's an example using a button and figuring out the url when the button is clicked. If you absolutely have to use <a>, you'd probably have to bind into the change events of the dates and the radios and update the href of the <a> that way.
const btnclick = () => {
let radio = document.querySelector("input[type='radio']:checked").id === "radiobutton1" ? 1 : 2;
let from = document.querySelector("#quality-fromdate").value;
let to = document.querySelector("#quality-toDate").value;
console.log(`http://localhost:9191/preview?__report=production_${radio}.rptdesign&__format=pdf&DateFrom=${from}&DateTo=${to}`)
}
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
To: <input type="date" id="quality-fromdate"> From: <input type="date" id="quality-toDate">
<br/>
<input id="radiobutton1" type="radio" name="radio-button" checked>
<select class="select-columns-options-1" id="select-columns-options1">
<option value="tasks">Product Name</option>
<option value="tasks">Order Id</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity To Produce</option>
<option value="tasks">Due Date</option>
<option value="tasks">Estimated Completion Time</option>
</select>
<br/>
<input id="radiobutton2" type="radio" name="radio-button">
<select class="select-columns-options-2">
<option value="tasks">Product Name</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="tasks">Quantity To Produce</option>
</select>
<br/>
<button onclick="btnclick()">Generate Report</button>

You had quite a bit to go, here is working version using eventListener and URL object
I am not testing the dates
You also needed to be more consistent with IDs etc. I assume your link needed the two selects (they were divs in your code)
const url = new URL("http://localhost:9191/preview?__format=pdf")
const linkSpan = document.getElementById("link");
const dateFrom = document.getElementById("quality-fromDate")
const dateTo = document.getElementById("quality-toDate")
const reportType1 = document.getElementById("select-columns-options1");
const reportType2 = document.getElementById("select-columns-options2");
document.getElementById("reportDiv").addEventListener("click", function(e) {
linkSpan.innerHTML = "";
const reportRad = document.querySelector("[name=radio-button]:checked")
if (!reportRad) return;
if (reportType1.selectedIndex < 1 || reportType2.selectedIndex < 1) return; // nothing selected
url.searchParams.set("__report", reportRad.id === "radiobutton1" ? "production_1.rptdesign" : "production_2.rptdesign")
url.searchParams.set("__reportType1", reportType1.value);
url.searchParams.set("__reportType2", reportType2.value);
url.searchParams.set("DateFrom", dateFrom.value)
url.searchParams.set("DateTo", dateTo.value)
linkSpan.innerHTML = `${reportType1.options[reportType1.selectedIndex].text} - ${reportType2.options[reportType2.selectedIndex].text}`;
})
<div id="reportDiv">
<input type="date" id="quality-fromDate">
<input type="date" id="quality-toDate">
<input id="radiobutton1" type="radio" name="radio-button">
<select class="select-columns-options-1" id="select-columns-options1">
<option value="pname">Product Name</option>
<option value="oid">Order Id</option>
<option value="qo">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="qp">Quantity To Produce</option>
<option value="ddd">Due Date</option>
<option value="ect">Estimated Completion Time</option>
</select>
<input id="radiobutton2" type="radio" name="radio-button">
<select class="select-columns-options-2" id="select-columns-options2">
<option value="pname">Product Name</option>
<option value="qo">Quantity Ordered</option>
<option value="qtp">Quantity To Produce</option>
</select>
<span id="link"></span>
</div>

How can I make dynamically created dependent select/dropdowns using just jQuery

I have a table with dynamically created rows, on each row I want to have 2 dropdowns/selects that are dependent on each other.
I have found 2 fiddles, the first is the exact output i want but the code is confusing and uses json. the second code is the easiest to understand but is not dynamic. Is there a way to make them work together?
// http://jsfiddle.net/C2xsj/5/ <----- this is the output i want but the code is kinda confusing for me
// https://jsfiddle.net/fwv18zo1/ <--- this has the simpler code
lets assume this is my table:
<INPUT type="button" value="Add Row" id="button"/>
<form id="myForm">
<TABLE id="addTable" >
<TR><TD>
<select id="selectCategory">
<option value="1">Fruit</option>
<option value="2">Animal</option>
<option value="3">Bird</option>
<option value="4">Car</option>
</select>
</TD>
<TD>
<select id="selectSubCategory" >
<option value="1">Banana</option>
<option value="1">Apple</option>
<option value="1">Orange</option>
<option value="2">Wolf</option>
<option value="2">Fox</option>
<option value="2">Bear</option>
<option value="3">Eagle</option>
<option value="3">Hawk</option>
<option value="4">BWM<option>
</select>
</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</form>
when someone clicks the add row button, it creates a new row
using something similar to this all the options are coded into this function such as ():
$('#button').click(function() {
var table = $('#addTable');
table.append('<tr><td data-label="Task"><select class="ui fluid search dropdown" required><option value="1">Fruit</option><option value="2">Animal</option><option value="3">Bird</option><option value="4">Car</option></select><select class="ui fluid search dropdown" required><option value="1">Banana</option><option value="1">Apple</option><option value="1">Orange</option><option value="2">Wolf</option><option value="2">Fox</option><option value="2">Bear</option><option value="3">Eagle</option><option value="3">Hawk</option><option value="4">BWM<option></select></tr>');
}
so my issue is that since they cant all have the same id such as the ones in the fiddle, how i make the pair of selects on each row dependent

Here i used clone function. read comment on JS to know more.
$(document).on("change",".select1",function(){
var thisParent = $(this).parents("tr"); // detect the parent of the select1.
$(".select2",thisParent).find('option[value]').addClass('hidden'); // hide all option values.
$(".select2",thisParent).find('option[value="' + this.value + '"]').removeClass('hidden'); // show only values that match the 'select1' value.
});
$(".addNew").click(function(){ // clone button
$(".cloneThis").clone().appendTo("tbody"); // clone the class 'cloneThis' and append it into tbody.
$("tr:last").removeClass("cloneThis"); // remove 'cloneThis' class from the last appended child, so you can clone it again from the original one.
$("button:last").removeClass("addNew").addClass("removeThis").html("Remove"); // replace 'Add' with 'Remove' and add class 'removeThis' to be able to remove this tr.
});
$(document).on("click",".removeThis",function(){ // remove function.
$(this).parents("tr").remove(); // find this button parent and remove it.
});
table{
width:100%;
}
select, button{
width:30%;
}
.hidden{
display:none;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr class="cloneThis">
<td>
<select name="select1" class="select1">
<option value="1">Fruit</option>
<option value="2">Animal</option>
<option value="3">Bird</option>
<option value="4">Car</option>
</select>
<select name="select2" class="select2">
<option>Select type first</option>
<option value="1" class="hidden">Banana</option>
<option value="1" class="hidden">Apple</option>
<option value="1" class="hidden">Orange</option>
<option value="2" class="hidden">Wolf</option>
<option value="2" class="hidden">Fox</option>
<option value="2" class="hidden">Bear</option>
<option value="3" class="hidden">Eagle</option>
<option value="3" class="hidden">Hawk</option>
<option value="4" class="hidden">BWM<option>
</select>
<button class="addNew">Add</button>
</td>
<tr>
</tbody>
</table>

I need a simple dropdown menu OnChange/Select in javascript

I need help on something really simple.
I have 2 dropdown boxes on a form:
<select name="OfficeLocation" >
<option value="" ></option>
<option value="1" selected="selected">New York</option>
<option value="2" >Los Angeles</option>
<option value="3" >San Francisco</option>
</select>
<select name="OfficePhone">
<option value="" ></option>
<option value="1">(718)555-1212</option>
<option value="2" >(213)555-1212</option>
<option value="3" >(415)555-1214</option>
</select>
The second one is "Read Only"
All I need to know is how can I change the value of "OfficePhone" by changing the value of "OfficeLocation"? using either a simple JavaScript or JSP Command
Thanks

You are able to use a script like the following:
<script>
menu1 = document.getElementsByName('OfficeLocation')[0];
menu2 = document.getElementsByName('OfficePhone')[0];
menu1.onchange = function(){
menu2.value = menu1.value;
}
</script>
Here you are using the onchange event to initiate a function that make the value on the second menu menu2 equals to the selected value of the first menu menu1.
An online demo is here
Notice that: the script should be placed after your elements.

You gonna need an event handler function for the OfficeLocation select and an id for the second select.
<select name="OfficeLocation" onchange="eHandler">
<option value="" ></option>
<option value="1" selected="selected">New York</option>
<option value="2" >Los Angeles</option>
<option value="3" >San Francisco</option>
</select>
<select name="OfficePhone" id="oPhone">
<option value="" ></option>
<option value="1">(718)555-1212</option>
<option value="2" >(213)555-1212</option>
<option value="3" >(415)555-1214</option>
</select>
You have to implement your event handler in your script, like this:
function eHandler(){
var secondSelect = document.getElementById('oPhone');
secondSelect.value = //the value you want to be selected
}

jquery form only passing first select box values on submit

I'm new posting here, have visited several times over the years to read every ones ideas.
My issue is I have a form with 2 select boxes, second one populated with values upon selection in the first. The second holds a url value which you got to upon submit.
This function works perfectly using the onchange but on submit only the first of the second select list urls work. I can swap them but only the first works, all the others only pass the primary url followed by a crosshatch '#'.
<script>
$(document).ready(function($){
$("#category").change(function() {
$('select[name="product"]').removeAttr("name").hide();
$("#" + $(this).val()).show().attr("name", "product");
});
/* ' This works on all
$(".product").change(function() {
document.location = $(this).val();
});
*/
/* this only passes url on first product option list else passes opening url + #*/
$('#discover').submit(function() {
document.location = $(".product").val();
return false;
});
});
</script>
<div id="discover-box">
<form id="discover" method="post">
<fieldset>
<p class="category">
<label class="title">Category:</label>
<select id="category" name="category">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Choose category</option>
<option value="accommodation">Accommodation</option>
<option value="food">Food</option>
<option value="explore">Explore</option>
</select>
<p><label>Sub-Category:</label>
<select id="accommodation" name="product" class="product">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Choose sub-category</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=1&c=1">Motels</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=2&c=2">Camping, Caravan & Holiday Parks</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=3&c=3">B&B, Self-Contained Houses & Cottages</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=4&c=4">Hotels</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=5&c=5">Backpackers & Group Accommodation</option>
<option value="accommodation_category.asp?o=6&c=6">National Parks</option>
</select>
<select id="food" style="display:none" name="product" class="product">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Choose sub-category</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=1&t=1&c=1">Restaurants & Cafes</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=2&t=1&c=2">Pubs</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=3&t=1&c=3">Bakeries & Takeaway</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=4&t=1&c=4">Local Produce</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=5&t=2&c=1">Mount Gambier Wine Region</option>
<option value="food_wine_category.asp?o=5&t=2&c=2">Other Limestone Coast Wine Regions</option>
</select>
<select id="explore" style="display:none" name="product" class="product">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Choose sub-category</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=1">Top 10</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=2">Arts, Crafts, Galleries & Museums</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=3">Heritage, Antiques & Collectables</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=4">Family Fun</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=5">Caves & Sinkholes</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=6">Parks & Gardens</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=7">Walks & Drives</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=8">Kanawinka Geotrail</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=9">Retail</option>
<option value="explore_category.asp?o=10">Recreation, Leisure & Adventure</option>
</select>
</p>
<p class="buttons">
<input type="image" src="images/submit-red.png" Value="submit">
</p>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>

because $(".product").val(); will find first occurrence of DOM having class product so in any case it will fetch first one... u can do this using
$('#discover').submit(function() {
document.location = $('select[name="product"]').val();
return false;
});

Open Fiddler (fiddler2.com) and watch the post go past. I find that generally when more than one control on a page uses the same name, the browser actually passes all of them, but the server-side framework expecting each post parameter to be unique, ignores all but the last one.

when you submit , you have only one select box with attribute name ,so you can select the selected value by that attribute
$('#discover').submit(function() {
document.location = $('select[name="product"]').val();
return false;
});

Updating form values with javascript

This works, does anyone see anything I shouldn't be doing?
My function that is called
function getWeight(){
var weight;
var quantity = document.dhform.quantity.value;
var cardSize = document.dhform.cardSize.value;
weight = quantity * cardSize;
document.rates.weight.value = weight;
}
takes values from these drop down menues
<td><span class="style29">Quantity</span><span class="style1"><br/>
<select id="Quantity" name="quantity" size="1">
<option value="250">250</option>
<option value="500">500</option>
<option value="1000" selected>1000</option>
<option value="1500">1500</option>
<option value="2000">2000</option>
<option value="2500">2500</option>
<option value="3000">3000</option>
<option value="4000">4000</option>
<option value="5000">5000</option>
</select>
</span></td>
<td><p><span class="style1"><span class="style29">Size</span><br/>
<select id="Size" name="Size" size="1" onChange="getWeight()">
<option value="0.00999" selected>8.5 x 3.5</option>
<option value="0.0146">11 x 4</option>
</select>
</span></p></td>
Value needs to be inserted into this text box
<td style="width: 115px; height: 49px;"><span class="style16">Weight</span><br/>
<input type="text" id="weight" name="weight" size="10" maxlength="4"/>
</td>

Yes, it's done with Javascript. Let's say the "choose something" part is a drop-down (an HTML select box). You add an "onchange" event handler to that select box which fires a javascript function (which will automatically get the changed select box element as a parameter). Within that function, you use the value of the select box to determine what you want the value of the other box to be, and you update that other box's value.
Example:
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
function setToy(dropDown) {
var pet = dropDown.options[dropDown.selectedIndex].value);
var newBox = document.getElementById("toy");
var toyText = "";
switch(pet) {
case "dog": toyText = "bone";
case "cat": toyText = "mouse";
default:toyText = "";
}
newBox.innerHTML = toyText;
}
</script></head>
<body>
<select name="petDropDown" onChange="updateToy(this)">
<option value="dog">Dog</option>
<option value="cat">Cat</option>
</select><br />
Preferred Toy: <input id="toy" />
</body>
I'll add that if you do this stuff a lot, you should look into jQuery, which makes this kind of thing much easier.