Priority Field In Html Form

I need to create a priority field in my HTML form. Currently i am using radio buttons but it does not suffice my needs. The radio button should change background color onclick depe

Solution 1:

UPDATE: updated FIDDLE

add value attribute to the radio buttons like

<inputtype="radio" name="1"id="r1" value="a rating">

then some script to read the radio button values like:

var htmlStr = $(this).attr("value");
$(".indicator").html(htmlStr); 

I've tried some workaround for the sake of "changing color" in this Fiddle

Added this html, to act as the radio buttons that changes color:

<divclass="circ"></div><divclass="circ"></div><divclass="circ"></div><divclass="circ"></div><divclass="circ"></div>

with this css, to take it under the radio buttons:

.circ{
    height: 12px;
    width: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: gray;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    bottom: 20px;
    margin-left: 5px;
    margin-right: 4px;
}

Then add z-index: 9 to the radio button css rule to make it stay on top of the .circ divs and be clickable. Finally, add opacity: 0 to make it invisible, so the .circ divs under will appear on screen. Now you can change the color of the .circ divs accordingly using some script.

PS: You can't just edit radio button's background color, instead use background images

Solution 2:

I am not sure if i understud your question correct, but if so this demo code (jsfiddle) might help. (its just a demo, and would still have to be adapted for your needs)

It simply sets the color class on the Click event of every RadioButton.

CSS

.color1 {
    background:red;
}
.color2 {
    background:green;
}
.color3 {
    background:yellow;
}

HTML

<div class="priority">
    <input type="radio" name="1"id="1">
    <input type="radio" name="1"id="2">
    <input type="radio" name="1"id="3">
    <input type="radio" name="1"id="4">
    <input type="radio" name="1"id="5">
</div>

Script

$(function () {
    $(".priority input").on("click", function () {
        $(".priority").attr("class", "priority color" + this.id);
    });
})

tested with Chrome 34+

Solution 3:

As per your requirement you can use jQuery plugin Colourful rating system. It comes with good options so that you can set the color as required.

DEMO

example as follows:

the HTML

<ulid="rating"><li><ahref="#">This is just a piece of crap</a></li><li><ahref="#">Nothing too new or interesting</a></li><li><ahref="#">Not bad, I like it</a></li><li><ahref="#">I would like to see more of this</a></li><li><ahref="#">This is the best thing I've seen</a></li></ul>

CSS

#rating { list-style:none; }
#ratingli { display:inline; float:left; }
#ratinglia { display:block; width:80px; height:80px; border:1px solid #888; background-color:#333;
   text-indent:-9999px; box-shadow:005px#888; border-radius:40px; }

#ratinginfo { clear:left; width:350px; }
#ratinginfop { text-align:center; padding:10px;
   box-shadow:005px#888; border-radius:40px; }

After we're done loading jQuery and the Color plugin, we're ready to use jQuery to now animate the circles to the right colour and display the text.

// Variable to set the duration of the animationvar animationTime = 500;

// Variable to store the coloursvar colours = ["bd2c33", "e49420", "ecdb00", "3bad54", "1b7db9"];

// Add rating information box after ratingvar ratingInfobox = $("<div />")
   .attr("id", "ratinginfo")
   .insertAfter($("#rating"));

// Function to colorize the right ratingsvar colourizeRatings = function(nrOfRatings) {
   $("#rating li a").each(function() {
      if($(this).parent().index() <= nrOfRatings) {
         $(this).stop().animate({ backgroundColor : "#" + colours[nrOfRatings] } , animationTime);
      }
   });
};

// Handle the hover events
$("#rating li a").hover(function() {

   // Empty the rating info box and fade in
   ratingInfobox
      .empty()
      .stop()
      .animate({ opacity : 1 }, animationTime);

   // Add the text to the rating info box
   $("<p />")
      .html($(this).html())
      .appendTo(ratingInfobox);

   // Call the colourize function with the given indexcolourizeRatings($(this).parent().index());
}, function() {

   // Fade out the rating information box
   ratingInfobox
      .stop()
      .animate({ opacity : 0 }, animationTime);

   // Restore all the rating to their original colours
   $("#rating li a").stop().animate({ backgroundColor : "#333" } , animationTime);
});

// Prevent the click event and show the rating
$("#rating li a").click(function(e) {
   e.preventDefault();
   alert("You voted on item number " + ($(this).parent().index() + 1));
});

for complete documentation and source code click HERE