JavaScript jQuery dependent drop down list

Question

I have this dependent drop down box code, in which you pick first selection (motherboard) and the other ones(ram and video board) will show up depending on the first pick.

$(function(){

  var $cat = $("#motherboard"),
      $subcat = $(".subcat");

  $cat.on("change",function(){
    var _rel = $(this).val();
    $subcat.find("option").attr("style","");
    $subcat.val("");
    if(!_rel) return $subcat.prop("disabled",true);
    $subcat.find("[rel~='"+_rel+"']").show();
    $subcat.prop("disabled",false);
  });
});

.subcat option{
  display:none;
}

.subcat option.label{
  display:block;
}

/* useless template */

div{
  margin-bottom:10px;
  float:left;
  width:100%;
}
label{
  float:left;
  width:200px;
  margin-left:20px
}
p{
  padding:5px 20px;
  background-color:#f1f1f1;
  float:left;
  border:solid 1px #ccc;
  color:#333;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin: 20px 0 30px;
}
body{
  font-family:arial;
  font-size:14px;
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<h1>Made your PC:</h1>

<div>
  <label>Select motherboard: </label><select id="motherboard" name="motherboard">
  <option class="label" value>Select Motherboard</option>
  <!-- Home Ware -->
  <option value="AS1">ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME</option>
  <option value="AS2">ASUS ATX DDR3 2600 LGA</option>
  <option value="GB1">Gigabyte AM3+</option>
  <option value="MSI1">MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150</option>

  </select>
</div>
<p><strong>Only compatible components will show.</strong></p>
<div>
  <label>Select RAM: </label> <select disabled="disabled" class="subcat" id="RAM" name="RAM">
  <option class="label" value>RAM Memory</option>
  <option rel="AS1 AS2 GB1" value="KI1">Kingston Value RAM</option>
  <option rel="AS1 AS2 MSI1" value="P5KPL">P5KPL-AM SE</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 GB1" value="960GM">960GM-VGS3 FX </option>
  </select>
</div>

<div>
  <label>Select Video Board: </label> <select disabled="disabled" class="subcat" id="video-card" name="video-card">
  <option class="label" value>Video Card</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 AS2" value="EVGA8400">EVGA GeForce 8400 GS</option>
  <option rel="AS1" value="XFXAMD">XFX AMD Radeon HD 5450</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 GB1" value="GTX750Ti">EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC</option>
  </select>
</div>

You can also see it on this jsfiddle

How can I add another first option, lets say "processor", that motherboard will depend on, and then everything else just like it is, depends on motherboard.

Now its : Motherboad--->ram, video board. How to make: Processor--->motherboard--->ram, video board.

are you familiar with jQuery?

user1514042
– user1514042

2015-05-20 10:24:55 +00:00
Commented May 20, 2015 at 10:24 — user1514042
– user1514042, Commented May 20, 2015 at 10:24
No, this isnt my code.

Faux
– Faux

2015-05-20 10:27:01 +00:00
Commented May 20, 2015 at 10:27 — Faux
– Faux, Commented May 20, 2015 at 10:27

Alvaro Montoro · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-20 11:23:06Z

You can do achieve this by:

Adding a new section for the processor dropdown
Adding a rel attribute to the motherboards, that will contain the processor IDs
Indicate that the motherboards are now a subcategory (by adding class="subcat")
Duplicating the onchange code for the motherboards, but applying it to the processor and targeting the motherboard instead of the subcategories

The code would be like:

$(function(){

  // add a supercategory for the processor
  var $supcat = $("#processor"),
      $cat = $("#motherboard"),
      $subcat = $(".subcat");
  
  // duplicate the code for the processor -> motherboard
  $supcat.on("change",function(){
    var _rel = $(this).val();
    $cat.find("option").attr("style","");
    $cat.val("");
    if(!_rel) return $cat.prop("disabled",true);
    $cat.find("[rel~='"+_rel+"']").show();
    $cat.prop("disabled",false);
  });
  
  $cat.on("change",function(){
    var _rel = $(this).val();
    $subcat.find("option").attr("style","");
    $subcat.val("");
    if(!_rel) return $subcat.prop("disabled",true);
    $subcat.find("[rel~='"+_rel+"']").show();
    $subcat.prop("disabled",false);
  });
});

.subcat option{
  display:none;
}

.subcat option.label{
  display:block;
}

/* useless template */

div{
  margin-bottom:10px;
  float:left;
  width:100%;
}
label{
  float:left;
  width:200px;
  margin-left:20px
}
p{
  padding:5px 20px;
  background-color:#f1f1f1;
  float:left;
  border:solid 1px #ccc;
  color:#333;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin: 20px 0 30px;
}
body{
  font-family:arial;
  font-size:14px;
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<h1>Made your PC:</h1>

<div>
  <label>Processeor: </label><select id="processor" name="processor">
  <option class="label" value>Select Processor</option>
  <!-- Home Ware -->
  <option value="P1">Processor 1</option>
  <option value="P2">Processor 2</option>
  <option value="P3">Processor 3</option>
  <option value="P4">Processor 4</option>

  </select>
</div>

<p><strong>Only compatible components will show.</strong></p>
<div>
  <label>Select motherboard: </label><select id="motherboard" name="motherboard" class="subcat" disabled="disabled">
  <option class="label" value>Select Motherboard</option>
  <!-- Home Ware -->
  <option rel="P1 P2" value="AS1">ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME</option>
  <option rel="P2 P3" value="AS2">ASUS ATX DDR3 2600 LGA</option>
  <option rel="P1 P3 P4" value="GB1">Gigabyte AM3+</option>
  <option rel="P2 P4" value="MSI1">MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150</option>

  </select>
</div>
<div>
  <label>Select RAM: </label> <select disabled="disabled" class="subcat" id="RAM" name="RAM">
  <option class="label" value>RAM Memory</option>
  <option rel="AS1 AS2 GB1" value="KI1">Kingston Value RAM</option>
  <option rel="AS1 AS2 MSI1" value="P5KPL">P5KPL-AM SE</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 GB1" value="960GM">960GM-VGS3 FX </option>
  </select>
</div>

<div>
  <label>Select Video Board: </label> <select disabled="disabled" class="subcat" id="video-card" name="video-card">
  <option class="label" value>Video Card</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 AS2" value="EVGA8400">EVGA GeForce 8400 GS</option>
  <option rel="AS1" value="XFXAMD">XFX AMD Radeon HD 5450</option>
  <option rel="MSI1 GB1" value="GTX750Ti">EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC</option>
  </select>
</div>

Duplicating the code that applies to the processor ($supcat) and motherboard ($cat) is ugly. So alternatively, and to make it easier to maintain if you add new levels in the future, it could be interesting to move that code into a common function and just pass the objects that you want. Something like this:

function updateSelects(obj1, obj2) {
    var _rel = $(obj1).val();
    obj2.find("option").attr("style","");
    obj2.val("");
    if(!_rel) return obj2.prop("disabled",true);
    obj2.find("[rel~='"+_rel+"']").show();
    obj2.prop("disabled",false);
}

That would be called on the onchange event.

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