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HTML
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/knockout/2.2.0/knockout-min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/knockout-validation/2.0.3/knockout.validation.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<form> <a class="btn btn-default" data-bind="click: function () { $root.addMed(); }">Add New Medication</a>
<h6 data-bind="visible: patientMeds().length < 1">No medications entered.</h6>
<table class="table table-condensed" data-bind="visible: patientMeds().length > 0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Med</th>
<th>From</th>
<th>To</th>
<th></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody data-bind="foreach: patientMeds">
<tr>
<td>
<input class="form-control" data-bind="value: MedicationID" />
</td>
<td>
<input class="form-control" data-bind="datepicker: StartDate, datepickerOptions: { changeMonth: true, changeYear: true, showButtonPanel: true }" />
</td>
<td>
<input class="form-control" data-bind="datepicker: DiscontinuedDate, datepickerOptions: { changeMonth: true, changeYear: true, showButtonPanel: true }" />
</td>
<td>
<button class="btn btn-default" data-bind="click: $parent.removeMed">Delete</button>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
JavaScript
ko.bindingHandlers.datepicker = {
init: function (element, valueAccessor, allBindingsAccessor) {
var options = allBindingsAccessor().datepickerOptions || {};
$(element).datepicker(options);
//handle the field changing
ko.utils.registerEventHandler(element, "change", function () {
var observable = valueAccessor();
observable($(element).datepicker("getDate"));
});
//handle disposal (if KO removes by the template binding)
ko.utils.domNodeDisposal.addDisposeCallback(element, function () {
$(element).datepicker("destroy");
});
}
};
function PatientMedication(p) {
var self = this;
p = p || {};
self.MedicationID = ko.observable(p.MedicationID || 1)
.extend({
required: {
params: true,
message: 'Please enter a medication'
},
number: true
});
self.StartDate = ko.observable(p.StartDate).extend({
required: {
params: true,
message: 'Please enter a date'
},
date: true
});
self.DiscontinuedDate = ko.observable(p.DiscontinuedDate || '').extend({
required: {
params: true,
message: 'Please enter a date'
},
date: true
});
}
function MedicationViewModel() {
var self = this;
self.patientMeds = ko.observableArray([]);
self.addMed = function () {
self.patientMeds.unshift(new PatientMedication());
};
self.removeMed = function (med) {
self.patientMeds.remove(med)
};
};
var medvm = new MedicationViewModel();
ko.applyBindings(medvm);