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11 years 8 months ago #83719 by ilangutman
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Hi,

I'm making an RSVP form for an event that I will be having. I'd like to make an array where I can collect people's name, and whether they are vegetarian. Rather than having a text array with two boxes (one for name, one for vegetarian), it would be good to have one text box for name, and one check box for vegetarian. Is this possible to achieve?

Hopefully it is, but if not, I do have a follow-up question. Is it possible to have some fields in the array mandatory and some fields non-mandatory? So with two text fields in an array, could I make the name field mandatory but the vegetarian field non-mandatory (on the assumption that if you don't fill it out you aren't a vegetarian :-))?

Love the project - it's really great!

Thanks in advance,

Ilan
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11 years 8 months ago #83720 by ilangutman
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Hi everyone,

So I discovered this: docs.limesurvey.org/tiki-index.php?page=...stion_types_in_array

Which is a big help - pretty much exactly what I want. The only limitation is that you can't put anything before that on the same page. It's really important that the whole survey is on the same page, and I have 2 questions that needs to come before this - one yes/no, and one drop-down.

Is there any way that I can make this happen?

Thanks!

Ilan
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11 years 8 months ago #83737 by tpartner
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Here is a modification of the workaround to allow questions before the "array".

The function is now called with 3 arguments - rows, columns and start number. So, if you want the "array" to have 4 rows, 5 columns and start on the third question on the page, you would use:
sideBySide(4, 5, 3);

So, in that case, the whole inserted JavaScript would be:
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
 
  $(document).ready(function() { 
 
    // Call the "sideBySide" function with number of rows, columns and start position
    sideBySide(4, 5, 3);   
    });
 
  function sideBySide(rows, columns, startNum) {
 
    /*********** 
    Display multiple questions side by side
    ***********/
 
    if ($('div.qRow1').length == 0) {
 
      var rowNum = 0;
      var colNum = 1;
      var rowList = new Array(); 
 
      //////// Add question classes for later use ////////
 
      // Loop through all questions and add row and column specific classes
      $('div[id^="question"]').each(function(i) {
        if(i >= (startNum-1) &amp;&amp; rowNum <= rows) { // This IF condition only needed if there are questions following the "inline" questions
          $(this).addClass('qRow'+rowNum+'').addClass('qCol'+colNum+'').addClass('inlineQuestion');
          if(rowNum == 0 &amp;&amp; colNum > 1) {
            $(this).addClass('columnLabel');
          }
          if(rowNum > 0 &amp;&amp; colNum == 1) {
            $(this).addClass('rowLabel');
          }
          else if(rowNum > 0 &amp;&amp; colNum > 1) {
            $(this).addClass('questionCell');
          }
          if(colNum == columns) {
            rowList.push('qRow'+rowNum+'');
            rowNum++;
            colNum = 1;
          }
          else {
            colNum++;
          }
        }
        else {
          $(this).addClass('normalQuestion');
        }
      }); 
 
      //////// Survey layout manipulation ////////
 
      // Fix the width of the survey
      $('table.outerframe').css({
        'width': '900px'
      });
 
      // Wrap each "row" in a wrapper div
      $(rowList).each(function(i) {
        $('.'+this+'').wrapAll('<div id="inlineWrapper'+i+'" class="inlineRow" />');
      }); 
 
      // Style the wrapper divs
      $('.inlineRow').css({
        'width': '850px',
        'margin': '0 auto 0 auto',
        'clear': 'both'
      });
      $( '.inlineRow:first' ).css({
        'margin-top': '10px'
      });
 
      // Get all the questions to sit politely side by side
      $( '.inlineQuestion' ).css({
        'float': 'left',
        'height':'41px',
        'overflow':'hidden',
        'margin-bottom': '-8px'    
      });
      $( '.inlineQuestion .questionhelp' ).hide();
      $( '.inlineQuestion .survey-question-help' ).parent().hide();
 
      // A little space under the last row
      $( '.inlineRow:last .inlineQuestion' ).css({
        'margin-bottom': '10px'
      });
 
      // Any questions not displayed inline (this is only needed if there are questions following the "inline" questions)
      $( '.normalQuestion' ).css({
        'clear': 'both'   
      });
 
      //////// Column manipulation ////////
 
      // Set the column widths - can be set individually if necessary
      // Must add up to less than 100%
      $( '.qCol1' ).css({
        'width': '12%'
      });
      $( '.qCol2, .qCol3, .qCol4, .qCol5' ).css({
        'width': '22%'
      });
 
      //////// Question manipulation ////////
 
      // Hide the answer element in boilerplate questions
      $( 'div.boilerplate td.answer' ).parent().hide();
 
      // Hide the question text elements in non-boilerplate questions
      $('div.questionCell td.questiontext').parent().hide();
 
      // Push the question tables to 100%
      $( 'div.inlineRow table' ).css({
        'width': '100%'
      });
 
      // Get everything to line up nicely vertically
      $( '.inlineQuestion td.questiontext, .inlineQuestion td.answer p' ).css({
        'text-align': 'center'
      });
 
      // Adjust cell heights so everything lines up nicely horizontally
      $( '.inlineQuestion td.answer, .inlineQuestion td.questiontext' ).css({
        'height':'35px',
        'overflow':'hidden',
        'padding':'0.5em'
      });
      $( '#inlineWrapper0 .inlineQuestion' ).css({ 'height':'50px' });
      $( '#inlineWrapper0 td.questiontext' ).css({
        'height':'50px'
      });
 
      // Yes-no question styles
      $( 'div.yes-no ul' ).css({
        'text-align': 'center',
        'font-size': '90%',
        'margin': '0',
        'padding-bottom': '5px'
      });
      $( 'div.yes-no li' ).css({
        'padding-right': '1.5em'
      });
      $( 'div.yes-no td.answer' ).css({
        'padding-bottom': '0'
      });
 
      // Short-text question styles
      $( 'div.text-short input' ).css({
        'width': '125px',
        'margin-left': '0'
      });
 
      // Numeric question styles
      $( 'div.numeric input' ).css({
        'width': '125px',
        'margin-left': '0'
      });
      $( 'div.numeric p.tip' ).css({
        'display': 'none'
      });
 
      // Get rid of the margins around select boxes    
      $( 'p.question' ).css({ 'margin':'0' }); 
 
    }
  }
 
</script>

Cheers,
Tony Partner

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11 years 8 months ago - 11 years 8 months ago #83743 by tpartner
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I found a small bug when there are questions before AND after the "array".

Use this:
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
 
  $(document).ready(function() { 
 
    // Call the "sideBySide" function with number of rows, columns and start position
    sideBySide(4, 5, 3);   
  });
 
  function sideBySide(rows, columns, startQuestion) {
 
    /*********** 
    Display multiple questions side by side
    ***********/
 
    if ($('div.qRow1').length == 0) {
 
      var rowNum = 0;
      var colNum = 1;
      var rowList = new Array(); 
 
      //////// Add question classes for later use ////////
 
      // Loop through all questions and add row and column specific classes
      $('div[id^="question"]').each(function(i) {
        if(i >= (startQuestion-1) &amp;&amp; rowNum < rows) { // This IF condition only needed if there are questions before or following the "inline" questions
          $(this).addClass('qRow'+rowNum+'').addClass('qCol'+colNum+'').addClass('inlineQuestion');
          if(rowNum == 0 &amp;&amp; colNum > 1) {
            $(this).addClass('columnLabel');
          }
          if(rowNum > 0 &amp;&amp; colNum == 1) {
            $(this).addClass('rowLabel');
          }
          else if(rowNum > 0 &amp;&amp; colNum > 1) {
            $(this).addClass('questionCell');
          }
          if(colNum == columns) {
            rowList.push('qRow'+rowNum+'');
            rowNum++;
            colNum = 1;
          }
          else {
            colNum++;
          }
        }
        else {
          $(this).addClass('normalQuestion');
        }
      }); 
 
      //////// Survey layout manipulation ////////
 
      // Fix the width of the survey
      $('table.outerframe').css({
        'width': '900px'
      });
 
      // Wrap each "row" in a wrapper div
      $(rowList).each(function(i) {
        $('.'+this+'').wrapAll('<div id="inlineWrapper'+i+'" class="inlineRow" />');
      }); 
 
      // Style the wrapper divs
      $('.inlineRow').css({
        'width': '850px',
        'margin': '0 auto 0 auto',
        'clear': 'both'
      });
      $( '.inlineRow:first' ).css({
        'margin-top': '10px'
      });
 
      // Get all the questions to sit politely side by side
      $( '.inlineQuestion' ).css({
        'float': 'left',
        'height':'41px',
        'overflow':'hidden',
        'margin-bottom': '-8px'  
      });
      $( '.inlineQuestion .questionhelp' ).hide();
      $( '.inlineQuestion .survey-question-help' ).parent().hide();
 
      // A little space under the last row
      $( '.inlineRow:last .inlineQuestion' ).css({
        'margin-bottom': '10px'
      });
 
      // Any questions not displayed inline (this is only needed if there are questions following the "inline" questions)
      $( '.normalQuestion' ).css({
        'clear': 'both'   
      });
 
      //////// Column manipulation ////////
 
      // Set the column widths - can be set individually if necessary
      // Must add up to less than 100%
      $( '.qCol1' ).css({
        'width': '12%'
      });
      $( '.qCol2, .qCol3, .qCol4, .qCol5' ).css({
        'width': '22%'
      });
 
      //////// Question manipulation ////////
 
      // Hide the answer element in boilerplate questions
      $( 'div.boilerplate td.answer' ).parent().hide();
 
      // Hide the question text elements in non-boilerplate questions
      $('div.questionCell td.questiontext').parent().hide();
 
      // Push the question tables to 100%
      $( 'div.inlineRow table' ).css({
        'width': '100%'
      });
 
      // Get everything to line up nicely vertically
      $( '.inlineQuestion td.questiontext, .inlineQuestion td.answer p' ).css({
        'text-align': 'center'
      });
 
      // Adjust cell heights so everything lines up nicely horizontally
      $( '.inlineQuestion td.answer, .inlineQuestion td.questiontext' ).css({
        'height':'35px',
        'overflow':'hidden',
        'padding':'0.5em'
      });
      $( '#inlineWrapper0 .inlineQuestion' ).css({ 'height':'50px' });
      $( '#inlineWrapper0 td.questiontext' ).css({
        'height':'50px'
      });
 
      // Yes-no question styles
      $( 'div.yes-no ul' ).css({
        'text-align': 'center',
        'font-size': '90%',
        'margin': '0',
        'padding-bottom': '5px'
      });
      $( 'div.yes-no li' ).css({
        'padding-right': '1.5em'
      });
      $( 'div.yes-no td.answer' ).css({
        'padding-bottom': '0'
      });
 
      // Short-text question styles
      $( 'div.text-short input' ).css({
        'width': '125px',
        'margin-left': '0'
      });
 
      // Numeric question styles
      $( 'div.numeric input' ).css({
        'width': '125px',
        'margin-left': '0'
      });
      $( 'div.numeric p.tip' ).css({
        'display': 'none'
      });
 
      // Get rid of the margins around select boxes  
      $( 'p.question' ).css({ 'margin':'0' }); 
 
    }
  }
 
</script>

And here is a sample survey:

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Cheers,
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11 years 8 months ago #83765 by ilangutman
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Wow, thanks Tony! This is fantastic! Really appreciate your help :-)

Cheers,

Ilan
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10 years 3 months ago #102441 by MikeConom
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Hi
I use the function side by side with the Template: limespired, but not display anything.
Have you a solution?
Thanks
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10 years 3 months ago #102454 by ilangutman
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Sorry MikeConom, haven't used this for ages and can't help you with your request
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