JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Taleeb Anwar
HTML
<form id="regForm" action="/action_page.php">
<h1>Register:</h1>
<!-- One "tab" for each step in the form: -->
<div class="tab">
First
</div>
<div class="tab">
Second
</div>
<div class="tab">
Third
</div>
<div class="tab">
Fourth
</div>
<div class="tab">
Fifth
</div>
</div>
<div style="overflow:auto;">
<div style="float:right;">
<button type="button" id="prevBtn" onclick="nextPrev(-1)">Previous</button>
<button type="button" id="nextBtn" onclick="nextPrev(1)">Next</button>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Circles which indicates the steps of the form: -->
<div style="text-align:center;margin-top:40px;">
<span class="step"></span>
<span class="step"></span>
<span class="step"></span>
<span class="step"></span>
</div>
</form>
CSS
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
#regForm {
background-color: #ffffff;
margin: 100px auto;
font-family: Raleway;
padding: 40px;
width: 70%;
min-width: 300px;
}
h1 {
text-align: center;
}
/* Hide all steps by default: */
.tab {
display: none;
}
button {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: #ffffff;
border: none;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 17px;
font-family: Raleway;
cursor: pointer;
}
button:hover {
opacity: 0.8;
}
#prevBtn {
background-color: #bbbbbb;
}
/* Make circles that indicate the steps of the form: */
.astep {
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin: 0 2px;
background-color: #bbbbbb;
border: none;
border-radius: 50%;
display: inline-block;
opacity: 0.5;
}
.step.active {
opacity: 1;
}
/* Mark the steps that are finished and valid: */
.step.finish {
background-color: #4CAF50;
}
JavaScript
var currentTab = 0; // Current tab is set to be the first tab (0)
showTab(currentTab); // Display the crurrent tab
function showTab(n) {
// This function will display the specified tab of the form...
var x = document.getElementsByClassName("tab");
x[n].style.display = "block";
//... and fix the Previous/Next buttons:
if (n == 0) {
if (n == (x.length - 1)) {
document.getElementById("nextBtn").innerHTML = "Submit";
} else {
document.getElementById("nextBtn").innerHTML = "Next";
}
//... and run a function that will display the correct step indicator:
fixStepIndicator(n)
}
function nextPrev(n) {
// This function will figure out which tab to display
var x = document.getElementsByClassName("tab");
// Exit the function if any field in the current tab is invalid:
//if (n == 1) return false;
// Hide the current tab:
x[currentTab].style.display = "none";
// Increase or decrease the current tab by 1:
currentTab = currentTab + n;
// if you have reached the end of the form...
if (currentTab >= x.length) {
// ... the form gets submitted:
document.getElementById("regForm").submit();
return false;
}
// Otherwise, display the correct tab:
showTab(currentTab);
}
// If the valid status is true, mark the step as finished and valid:
if (valid) {
document.getElementsByClassName("step")[currentTab].className += " finish";
}
return valid; // return the valid status
}
function fixStepIndicator(n) {
// This function removes the "active" class of all steps...
var i, x = document.getElementsByClassName("step");
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
x[i].className = x[i].className.replace(" active", "");
}
//... and adds the "active" class on the current step:
x[n].className += " active";
}