Random Quotes from Text File
read textfile by line
by Edsel Matt Morales
HTML
<button id="btn_modal">Give me a Quote</button>
<p id="kowts"></p>
CSS
#kowts {
display:none;
font-weight:bold
}
JavaScript
$('#btn_modal').click(function () {
var num = 0;
$.ajax({
url: "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75734877/taglines.txt",
type: "GET",
dataType: "text",
beforeSend: function () {
$('#kowts').show().html('<img src="http://www.feelol.com/Content/images/Loading.gif" />');
},
success: function (t) {
var lines = t;
var lineArr = lines.split('\n');
num = Math.floor(Math.random() * lineArr.length);
$('#kowts').show().text(lineArr[num]);
},
error: function(){
alert('Error')
}
});
});