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How do I get an element with a specific ID from getElementsByClassName?

EDIT: SOLVED. Thanks everyone!
I'm new to programming :D My code is below. Here is the deal: I have multiple buttons, but I want to make it so that the same thing would happen anytime any one of these buttons is clicked, but each button also has a specific value, and I also want that specific value to be printed out. My code goes through the document and looks at all the elements with "editButton" class, and correctly identifies all the buttons, but the problem is that no matter which button I press, I always get the value of the last button, because var id only gets assigned after the for loop finishes and is on the last element. I tried creating a global variable and assigning the value to it, but the result is the same. I tried ending the for loop before moving on to .done (function (data), but I got an error. Can someone help me out? Thanks!
$(document).ready(function() {
var anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('editButton');
for (var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
var anchor = anchors[i];
anchor.onclick = function() {
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
}).done(function(data) {
var id = anchor.value;
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result = data;
var string = '<p>ID is ' + id + '</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
}
}
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="records"></div>

Actually, instead of doing a huge for loop to add onclick events to your buttons, one of the best ways to do this is to listen to each button with editButton class on click() event then use $(this) which refers to the exact clicked button. After that, you can use each individual button to do whatever you want.
So your final code should be something like this:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.editButton').click(function() {
console.log('innerHTML is:', $(this).html())
console.log('id is:', $(this).attr('id'))
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
}).done(function(data) {
var id = $(this).value;
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result = data;
var string = '<p>ID is ' + id + '</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
})
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="records">
<button class="editButton" id="firstButton">button 1</button>
<button class="editButton" id="secondButton">button 2</button>
<button class="editButton" id="thirdButton">button 3</button>
<button class="editButton" id="fourthButton">button 4</button>
</div>

save the button with button = this when run the onclick function and use it
$(document).ready(function(){
var anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('editButton');
for(var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
var button;
var anchor = anchors[i];
anchor.onclick = function() {
button = this;
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
}).done(function( data ) {
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result= data;
var string='<p>ID is '+ button.value +'</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
}
}
});
https://jsfiddle.net/x02srmg6/

You need to look in to JavaScript closures and how they work to solve this.
When you add event listeners inside a for loop you need to be careful in JS. When you click the button, for loop is already executed and you will have only the last i value on every button press. You can use IIFE pattern, let keyword to solve this.
One simple way to resolve this issue is listed below.
<div id="records"></div>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
var anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('editButton');
for(var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
//Wrap the function with an IIFE and send i value to the event listener
(function(anchor){
anchor.onclick = function() {
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
}).done(function( data ) {
var id = anchor.value;
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result= data;
var string='<p>ID is '+id+'</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
}
})(anchors[i]);
}
}
});
You can read more about this in JavaScript closure inside loops – simple practical example

In your code..
var id = anchor.value;
could be
var id = anchor.id;
but I recommend you to use event delegation
If you have a html like this
<div id="buttonArea">
<a class="editButton" id="1"/>
<a class="editButton" id="2"/>
<a class="editButton" id="3"/>
.......(so many buttons)
</div>
you can code like below.
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#buttonArea').on('click', 'a.editButton', function (event) {
var anchor = event.currentTarget;
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
})
.done(function(data) {
var id = anchor.id;
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result= data;
var string='<p>ID is '+id+'</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
}

You can use getAttribute. Like:
var anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('editButton');
// Id of anchors
id_of_anchor = anchors.getAttribute("id");
Refs
EDIT
anchor.onclick = function() {
id_of_anchor = $(this).attr("id");
});

You have jQuery in your application, there is easier and more readable way to do it with jQuery;
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".editButton").each(function(a, b) {
$('#' + $(b).attr('id')).on('click', function() {
$.ajax({
method: "GET",
url: "/testedit.php",
}).done(function(data) {
var id = $(b).attr('id');
/* from result create a string of data and append to the div */
var result = data;
var string = '<p>ID is ' + id + '</p><br>';
$("#records").html(string);
});
});
});
});
Example: https://jsfiddle.net/wao5kbLn/

Get second, third and so on values

I have this problem here
The problem has been solved, but my question is how can I get the second value from that, or the third one. The sheet will have many tables and at some point I will need a total for each table. Also, is there any solution to automatically find the the array number which contain date row for each table (instead defining this manually). Hope my explanation make sense.
Thank you!
Kind regards,
L.E. Test file

If I understood your question correctly, instead of breaking the loop when a match to "Total" is found do whatever is needed to be done within the loop like so...
var today = toDateFormat(new Date());
var todaysColumn =
values[5].map(toDateFormat).map(Number).indexOf(+today);
var emailDate = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(today),"GMT+1",
"dd/MM/yyyy");
for (var i=0; i<values.length; i++){
if (values[i][0]=='Total'){
nr = i;
Logger.log(nr);
var output = values[nr][todaysColumn];
// Do something with the output here I"m assuming you email it
}
}
The loop will keep going and find every "Total" and do the same thing. This answer assumes that the "Totals" are in the same column. You can get fancier with this if you only want certain tables to send and not others, but this should get you started.
I didn't quite understand the second part of your question...
"Also, is there any solution to automatically find the the array
number which contain date row for each table (instead defining this
manually). Hope my explanation make sense."
I'm guessing you want all the rows that contain "Total" in the specific column. You could instantiate a variable as an empty array like so, var totals = [];. Then instead of sending the email or whatever in the first loop you would push the row values to the array like so, totals.push(nr+1) . //adding 1 gives you the actual row number (rows count from 1 but arrays count from 0). You could then simply loop through the totals array and do whatever you wanted to do. Alternatively you could create an array of all the values instead of row numbers like totals.push(values[nr][todaysColumn]) and loop through that array. Lots of ways to solve this problem!
Ok based on our conversation below I've edited the "test" sheet and updated the code. Below are my edits
All edits have been made in your test sheet and verified working in Logger. Let me know if you have any questions.
Spreadsheet:
Added "Validation" Tab
Edited "Table" tab so the row with "Email Address" in Column A lines up with the desired lookup values (dates or categories)...this was only for the first two tables as all the others already had this criteria.
Code:
Create table/category selector...
In the editor go to File >> New >> HTMLfile
Name the file "inputHTML"
Copy and paste the following code into that file
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
</head>
<body>
<form class="notice_form" autocomplete="off" onsubmit="formSubmit(this)" target="hidden_iframe">
<select id="tables" onchange="hideunhideCatagory(this.value)" required></select>
<p></p>
<select id="categories" style="display:none"></select>
<hr/>
<button class="submit" type="submit">Get Total</button>
</form>
<script>
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
console.log('Page is loaded');
});
</script>
<script
src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// The code in this function runs when the page is loaded.
$(function() {
var tableRunner = google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(buildTableList);
var catagoryRunner = google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(buildCatagoryList);
tableRunner.getTables();
catagoryRunner.getCategories();
});
function buildTableList(tables) {
var list = $('#tables');
list.empty();
list.append('<option></option>');
for (var i = 0; i < tables.length; i++) {
if(tables[i]==''){break;}
list.append('<option>' + tables[i] + '</option>');
}
}
function buildCatagoryList(categories) {
var list = $('#categories');
list.empty();
list.append('<option></option>');
for (var i = 0; i < categories.length; i++) {
if(categories[i]==''){break;}
list.append('<option>' + categories[i] + '</option>');
}
}
function hideunhideCatagory(tableValue){
var catElem = document.getElementById("categories");
if(tableValue == "Total Calls By Date" || tableValue == "Total Appointments by Date"){
catElem.style.display = "none"
document.required = false;
}else{
catElem.style.display = "block"
document.required = true;
}
}
function formSubmit(argTheFormElement) {
var table = $("select[id=tables]").val(),
catagory = $("select[id=categories]").val();
console.log(table)
google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(google.script.host.close)
.getTotal(table,catagory);
}
</script>
</body>
<div id="hiframe" style="display:block; visibility:hidden; float:right">
<iframe name="hidden_iframe" height="0px" width="0px" ></iframe>
</div>
</html>
Edits to Code.gs file
Replace code in Code.gs with this...
//This is a simple trigger that creates the menu item in your sheet
function onOpen() {
var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.createMenu('Run Scripts Manually')
.addItem('Get Total','fncOpenMyDialog')
.addToUi();
}
//This function launches the dialog and is launched by the menu item
function fncOpenMyDialog() {
//Open a dialog
var htmlDlg = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('inputHTML')
.setSandboxMode(HtmlService.SandboxMode.IFRAME)
.setWidth(200)
.setHeight(150);
SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
.showModalDialog(htmlDlg, 'Select table to get total for');
};
//main function called by clicking "Get Total" on the dialogue...variables are passed to this function from the formSubmit in the inputHTML javascript
function getTotal(table,catagory) {
function toDateFormat(date) {
try {return date.setHours(0,0,0,0);}
catch(e) {return;}
}
//get all values
var values = SpreadsheetApp
.openById("10pB0jDPG8HYolECQ3eg1lrOFjXQ6JRFwQ-llvdE2yuM")
.getSheetByName("Tables")
.getDataRange()
.getValues();
//declare/instantiate your variables
var tableHeaderRow, totalRow, tableFound = false;
//begin loop through column A in Tables Sheet
for (var i = 0; i<values.length; i++){
//test to see if values have already been found if so break the loop
if(tableFound == true){break;}
//check to see if value matches selected table
if (values[i][0]==table){
//start another loop immediately after the match row
for(var x=i+1; x<values.length; x++){
if(values[x][0] == "Email Address"){ //This header needs to consistantly denote the row that contains the headers
tableHeaderRow = x;
tableFound = true;
}else if(values[x][0] == "Total"){
totalRow = x;
break;
}
}
}
}
Logger.log("Header Row = "+tableHeaderRow)
Logger.log("Total Row = "+ totalRow)
var today = toDateFormat(new Date())
var columnToTotal;
if(catagory==''){
columnToTotal = values[tableHeaderRow].map(toDateFormat).map(Number).indexOf(+today);
}else{
columnToTotal = values[tableHeaderRow].indexOf(catagory);
}
var output = values[totalRow][columnToTotal];
Logger.log(output);
var emailDate = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(today),"GMT+1", "dd/MM/yyyy");
//here is where you would put your code to do something with the output
}
/** The functions below are used by the form to populate the selects **/
function getTables(){
var cFile = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var cSheet = cFile.getSheetByName('Validation');
var cSheetHeader = cSheet.getRange(1,1,cSheet.getLastRow(),cSheet.getLastColumn()).getValues().shift();
var tabelCol = (cSheetHeader.indexOf("Tables")+1);
var tables = cSheet.getRange(2,tabelCol,cSheet.getLastRow(),1).getValues();
return tables.filter(function (elem){
return elem != "";
});
}
function getCatagories(){
var cFile = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var cSheet = cFile.getSheetByName('Validation');
var cSheetHeader = cSheet.getRange(1,1,cSheet.getLastRow(),cSheet.getLastColumn()).getValues().shift();
var catagoriesCol = (cSheetHeader.indexOf("Catagory")+1);
var catagories = cSheet.getRange(2,catagoriesCol,cSheet.getLastRow(),1).getValues();
return catagories.filter(function (elem){
return elem != "";
});
}

Simple book search app: how to replace search results on second search?

I have a simple app that searches the Google Books API and returns a list of public domain books. The user can then open the free book and read it.
The problem is, if you search more than once, it appends the next search results to the page.
Is there a way to have the results of the second search "replace" the first results?
fiddle: http://jsbin.com/welcome/52020
<form name="inputForm"
onsubmit="beginSearch(this.query.value); return false;"
method="get">
<input type="text" size="30" name="query" value="Romeo and Juliet" id="textfield"/>
<input type="submit">
</form>
<div id="lister">
</div>
//for list
function beginSearch(query) {
var script = document.createElement("script");
script.src = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q='
+ encodeURIComponent(query) + '&filter=free-ebooks'
+ '&callback=handleResultsList';
script.type = "text/javascript";
document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(script);
}
//structure results
function handleResultsList(response) {
for (var i = 0; i < response.items.length; i++) {
var item = response.items[i];
var title = item.volumeInfo.title;
var thumb = item.volumeInfo.imageLinks.thumbnail;
link = item.accessInfo.webReaderLink + '&output=embed'; // cache value
var img = $("<img/>").attr("src", thumb);
var booklink = "booklink";
var bookframe = "bookframe";
$("<a/>").attr({class: booklink, href: link, title: title}).append(img).appendTo("#lister");
}
}

Since you're using jQuery, its should be as easy as doing something like this:
//structure results
function handleResultsList(response) {
$('#lister').find('a').remove(); // Remove all existing links before adding new
for (var i = 0; i < response.items.length; i++) {
var item = response.items[i];
var title = item.volumeInfo.title;
var thumb = item.volumeInfo.imageLinks.thumbnail;
link = item.accessInfo.webReaderLink + '&output=embed'; // cache value
var img = $("<img/>").attr("src", thumb);
var booklink = "booklink";
var bookframe = "bookframe";
$("<a/>").attr({class: booklink, href: link, title: title}).append(img).appendTo("#lister");
}
}

Change the onsubmit to
$("#lister").html(""); beginSearch(this.query.value); return false;

Multiple checkbox can't access from JavaScript function

I have dynamic multiple check boxes which is used to restore multiple files. It works perfectly when I have more than 1 check boxes. Here is my php code for check boxes:
<form name="RestoreFile">
<input type="checkbox" title="'.$FldDoc['FldDocumentName'].'" name="restore_checkbox" value="'.$FldDoc['FldDocumentID'].'" id="restore_'.$NodeId.'_'.$FldDoc['FldDocumentID'].'"/>
<input type="button" value="Restore" onclick="RestoreDocFile(\''.$NodeId.'\',this.form.restore_checkbox);" />
</form>
And the definition of function RestoreDocFile() is given below:
function getSelected(opt)
{
var selected = new Array();
var index = 0;
for (var intLoop = 0; intLoop < opt.length; intLoop++) {
if (opt[intLoop].checked)
{
index = selected.length;
selected[index] = new Object;
selected[index].value = opt[intLoop].value;
selected[index].index = intLoop;
}
}
return selected;
}
function RestoreDocFile(nodeid, opt)
{
var getSelectDocIds = getSelected(opt);
//alert(nodeid+','+getSelectDocIds);
var strSelectedDocIds = "";
var i=0;
for (var item in getSelectDocIds)
{
if(i!=0)
{
strSelectedDocIds+=":";
}
strSelectedDocIds += getSelectDocIds[item].value ;
i++;
}
}
The problem is that if there has 1 checkbox at the time of form load it doesn't work properly.

Try replacing
onclick="RestoreDocFile(\''.$NodeId.'\',this.form.restore_checkbox);"
with
onclick="RestoreDocFile(\''.$NodeId.'\',this.form.getElementsByName(\'restore_checkbox\'));"
This will ensure you get a NodeList regardless of how many checkboxes there are.

Javascript: Problem regarding creating a dropdown list using javascript?

I'm trying to create a dropdown list from an array on my overlay (div element) using javascript.
In this example,
spcodelist = [u'CA125', u'HCM112', u'HCM147', u'HCM97', u'HKI128', u'HKI158', u'HKS161', u'HKS231', u'TKA230']
Here are related lines of code:
var pcode_form = document.createElement('form');
div.appendChild(pcode_form);
var pcode_select = document.createElement('select');
pcode_form.appendChild(pcode_select);
var i = 0;
var spcodelist = document.getElementById('spcodelist').value;
spcodelist = spcodelist.replace("[","");
spcodelist = spcodelist.replace("]","");
var spcodearr = new Array();
spcodearr = spcodelist.split(', ');
for (i=0;i<=spcodearr.length;i++){
spcodearr[i] = spcodearr[i].replace(/u'/g,"");
spcodearr[i] = spcodearr[i].replace(/'/g,"");
var pcode_option = document.createElement('option');
pcode_option.text = spcodearr[i];
pcode_option.value = spcodearr[i];
pcode_select.appendChild(pcode_option);
}
With this code, the dropdown list works fine but code after it will not work any more. I don't know what's the problem? How can I solve it? Or is there any better solution? Thank you very much.

I don't know what you are doing wrong, but the following works fine and should work in any browser. I've added a remove button so you can add and remove the select as often as you like.
<script type="text/javascript">
function addSelect(id) {
var div = document.getElementById(id);
var pcode_form = document.createElement('form');
pcode_form.id = 'f0';
div.appendChild(pcode_form);
var pcode_select = document.createElement('select');
pcode_form.appendChild(pcode_select);
var spcodelist = document.getElementById('spcodelist').value;
// Do replaces in one go
spcodelist = spcodelist.replace(/[\[\]\'u ]/g,'');
var spcodearr = spcodelist.split(',');
for (var i=0, iLen=spcodearr.length; i<iLen; i++) {
pcode_select.options[i] = new Option(spcodearr[i],spcodearr[i]);
}
}
</script>
<button onclick="addSelect('d0');">Add select</button>
<button onclick="
var el = document.getElementById('f0');
el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
">Remove form</button>
<div id="d0"></div>
<textarea id="spcodelist" style="display:none">[u'CA125', u'HCM112', u'HCM147', u'HCM97', u'HKI128', u'HKI158', u'HKS161', u'HKS231', u'TKA230']</textarea>