Debugging Javascript (Plain JS)- B Case
This supports a software dev. class for businesspeople that you can find here: https://www.alexandercowan.com/making-html-manageable And a case you can find here: https://www.alexandercowan.com/making-html-manageable
by Alex Cowan
HTML
<div class="top-bar">
<ul class="nav-list">
<li><a href="#">Homes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Parts</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Search</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Help</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="search-box">
<input type="text" name="parts-search" placeholder="Mfg., Model, or Part Number" size=30>
</div>
</div>
<div id="toggle-search">
<img src="https://www.alexandercowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/show-hide-icon.png" alt="search control toggle">
</div>
<div id="search-controls">
<div id="result-sort">
Sort By
<select>
<option value="None">Popularity</option>
<option value="Acme">Price</option>
<option value="Bacme">Manufacturer</option>
</select>
</div>
<div id="filter-parts">
Search By
<select id="ddMfr">
<option value="All">Manufacturer</option>
<option value="Acme">Acme</option>
<option value="Bacme">Bacme</option>
<option value="Cacme">Cacme</option>
<option value="Dacme">Dacme</option>
</select>
<select id="ddModel">
<option value="All">Model</option>
<option value="TooCool">TooCool</option>
<option value="TooHot">TooHot</option>
<option value="JustRight">JustRight</option>
<option value="Coolerator">Coolerator</option>
</select>
<select>
<option value="All">Type</option>
<option value="Sniggler">Sniggler</option>
<option value="Wiggler">Wiggler</option>
<option value="Jiggler">Jiggler</option>
<option value="Tiggler">Tiggler</option>
</select>
</div>
<button type="button" id='go-btn'>Go</button>
</div>
<div id="parts-content">
<div class="catalog-part" mfr="Acme" model="TooCool">
<img src="https://www.alexandercowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PCB-board-150px.png" alt="PCB board">
<div class="overlay">
<p>
Acme #GR1688<br>87 Orders<br>$12.30 Same Day</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="catalog-part" mfr="Bacme" model="TooHot">
<img...
CSS
.top-bar, #search-box, .nav-list li, .nav-list a {
background-color: #002D45;
font-family: Proxima Nova,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 110%;
color: #ffffff;
}
.top-bar {
color: #FFFFFF;
height: 40px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 10px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
.nav-list {
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0;
display: inline;
}
.nav-list li {
float: left;
}
.nav-list a {
display: inline;
padding: 8px;
text-decoration: none;
}
#search-box {
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: 0;
padding: 10px;
}
#toggle-search {
position: relative;
padding: 5px 0px;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
}
#toggle-search img {
margin-left: 94%;
}
#search-controls {
background-color: #ffffff;
padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px;
font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;
font-size: 70%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
#filter-parts {
float: right;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: 0;
padding-right: 5px;
}
.catalog-part {
margin: 2px;
padding: 0px 5px;
float: left;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #808285;
border-width: 1px;
width: 150px;
height: 200px;
line-height: 200px;
display: table-cell;
position: relative;
}
.catalog-part img {
height: auto;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 100%;
}
.overlay {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
opacity: 0;
transition: 0.5s ease;
background-color: #f4f4f4;
display: inline-table;
}
.catalog-part:hover .overlay {
opacity: 0.75;
}
p {
font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;
line-height: 1;
overflow: scroll;
}
.catalog-part p {
vertical-align: middle;
text-align: center;
color: black;
display: table-cell;
font-size: 80%;
font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;
}
JavaScript
//find the "Go" button in the HTML body
const goButton = document.getElementById('go-btn');
//listen for the user clicking on it and if they do, call function 'goClick'
goButton.addEventListener('click', filterparts);
function filterParts() {
//Is the function working?
console.log('go!');
//get any values selected in the dropdown and make sure it's working
selMfr = document.getElementById('ddMfr').value
selModel = document.getElementById('ddModel').value
console.log("the selected mfr is " + selMfr + ", and the selected model is " + selModel);
//filter out items that don't match the dropdown- but only run if a filter's applied
//get all the parts- that is, items with class "catalog-part"
var parts = document.getElementsByClassName("catalog-part");
//go through each one
for (var i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
//if the manufacturer doesn't match the dropdown, then hide it
if ((selMfr != parts.item(i).getAttribute('mfr')) && (selMfr != "All")) {
console.log("mfr diff");
parts.item(i).style.display = "none";
}
//...and same for model
if ((selModel != parts.item(i).getAttribute('model')) && (selModel != "All")) {
console.log("model diff");
parts.item(i).style.display = "none";
}
}
}