Creating a Multiple Choice Option in Javascript
I Have Created an Html Multiple Choice Question. I Am Facing a Problem How to Validate It. Below Is the Html Code: Javascript Is ______ Language. Scripting...
I have created an HTML multiple choice question. I am facing a problem how to validate it. Below is the HTML code:
<h1>JavaScript is ______ Language.</h1><br>
<form>
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
</form>
<button>Submit Answer</button>When the user clicks the submit button, there should be an alert that will show a message based on what was selected.
- If no option was selected, the alert box should say
"please select choice answer". - If the "Scripting" option was selected, the alert box should say
"Answer is correct !" - If an option different from "Scripting" is selected, the alert box should say
"Answer is wrong".
I want to create this validation in JavaScript.
5 Answers
You have to use onclick attribute and more js
- attach event hander to your button
- get radio elements value
- compare
var submitAnswer = function() {
var radios = document.getElementsByName('choice');
var val= "";
for (var i = 0, length = radios.length; i < length; i++) {
if (radios[i].checked) {
val = radios[i].value;
break;
}
}
if (val == "" ) {
alert('please select choice answer');
} else if ( val == "Scripting" ) {
alert('Answer is correct !');
} else {
alert('Answer is wrong');
}
};<h1>JavaScript is ______ Language.</h1><br>
<form >
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
</form>
<button onclick="submitAnswer()">Submit Answer</button>var submitAnswer = function() {
var radios = document.getElementsByName('choice');
var val= "";
for (var i = 0, length = radios.length; i < length; i++) {
if (radios[i].checked) {
val = radios[i].value;
break;
}
}
if (val == "" ) {
alert('please select choice answer');
} else if ( val == "Scripting" ) {
alert('Answer is correct !');
} else {
alert('Answer is wrong');
}
};<h1>JavaScript is ______ Language.</h1><br>
<form >
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
</form>
<button onclick="submitAnswer()">Submit Answer</button>Some changes
I made some changes to the code above to make it more 'abstract'
<h1>JavaScript is ______ Language.</h1><br>
<form id="d1">
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
</form>
<button onclick="submitAnswer(d1.choice.value, 'Scripting')">Submit Answer</button>
<script>
var submitAnswer = function(valore, rightanswer) {
if (valore == rightanswer) {
alert("OK");
}
};
</script>Another, more complex example
<div style="background-color:lightblue">
<h1>JavaScript is a <span id='a1'>______</span> Language.</h1><br>
<form id="d1">
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
<br>
<input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="validate(choice.value, 'Scripting', 'd1','a1')">
</form>
</div>
<div style="background-color:lightblue">
<h1>Python is a <span id='a2'>______</span> Language.</h1><br>
<form id="d2">
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting"> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Wonderful"> Wonderful
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
<br>
<input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="validate(choice.value, 'Wonderful', 'd2', 'a2')">
</form>
</div>
<script>
var validate = function(valore, rightanswer, form, span) {
var formname = document.getElementById(form)
var spanname = document.getElementById(span)
spanname.innerHTML = rightanswer;
if (valore == rightanswer) {
formname.innerHTML ="<div style='background-color:lightgreen'><h1>GREAT! YOU'RE RIGHT: The answer, in fact, was: " + rightanswer + "</h1></div>";
}
else {
formname.innerHTML ="<div style='background-color:pink'><h1>Sorry, you where wrong: The answer was: " + rightanswer + "</h1></div>";
}
};
</script>Use the required keyword. This prompts the user to choose a value, when the submit button is pressed without choosing any option. And always prefer to use
<input type="submit" value="submit"> over <button>Submit Answer</button>
while handling forms. Use the onclick() event handler to call your Javascript code.
<h1>JavaScript is ______ Language.</h1><br>
<form >
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Scripting" required> Scripting
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Programming"> Programming
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="Application"> Application
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="None of These"> None of These
<input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="validate()">
</form>
And the javascript part is as follows.
<script type="text/javascript">
function validate() {
var a= document.getElementByName("choice");
for (var i = 0, i < a.length; i++) {
if (a[i].checked) {
if( a[i].value == "scripting" )
alert("your answer is correct");
else
alert("your answer is not correct");
break;
} } }
</script>
Here condition is showing in alert pop up box. but I want to show it in a html tag. But after clicking submit button, innerHTML content showing a millisecond and then automatic remove the content. How selection will stay in innerHTML
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML;
var submitAnswer = function() {
var radios = document.getElementsByName('choice');
var val= "";
for (var i = 0, length = radios.length; i < length; i++) {
if (radios[i].checked) {
val = radios[i].value;
break;
}
}
if (val == "" ) {
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML = "please select choice answer";
} else if ( val == "Scripting" ) {
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML = "Answer is correct !"
} else {
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML = "Answer is wrong"
}
};
You can add a function and event onClick so that whenever someone clicks on option submit button will appear.
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