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==Challenge==
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== Challenge ==
In order to help the interviewer be faster in entering a meeting day<br/>
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As a questionnaire creator<br/>
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In order to help the interviewer be faster in entering a meeting day
I want to show a calendar inside a text/text grid question<br/>
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[[Image:Datepicker_in_question.png]]
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As a questionnaire creator
==Solution==
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*Use jquery's datepicker (read more at: http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker)
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I want to show a calendar inside a text/text grid question
*Update the layout to include the stylesheet for the datepicker
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'''Example'''<br/>[[File:ShowDatetimePicker.jpg]]
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== Solution ==
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*Use jquery's datepicker (read more at: [http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker])
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*Add a Text grid question to Questionnaire editor like below
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*Go to menu Properties -> Question scripts -> Java script tab -> Input script
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[[File:ShowDatetimePicker1.jpg]]
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*Update the layout to include the style sheet for the datepicker
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[[File:ShowDatetimePicker2.jpg]]
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*Remember to validate the text value when clicking Next (not to be written here)
 
*Remember to validate the text value when clicking Next (not to be written here)
==Code==
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== Code ==
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*Javascript
 
*Javascript
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<source lang="javascript">
 
<source lang="javascript">
 
function getQuestionTextBox(label, sqIndex)
 
function getQuestionTextBox(label, sqIndex)
 
{
 
{
  return $("input[name='QUESTION."+ label + "." + sqIndex + "']");
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return $("input[name='QUESTION."+ label + "." + sqIndex + "']");  
 
}
 
}
  
 
quest.onInit = function()
 
quest.onInit = function()
 
{
 
{
var qTB = getQuestionTextBox("Q2", 0);
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var qTB = getQuestionTextBox("Q_MeetingTime_TextGrid_ShowDatetimePicker", 0);  
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  qTB.datepicker(
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qTB.datepicker(
        {
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{
            dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy',
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dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy' onSelect: functions () {}
            changeMonth: true,
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changeMonth: true,
            nextText: '>',
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nextText: '>',
            prevText: '<',
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prevText: '<',
            firstDay: 1
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firstDay: 1
 
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}
        }
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);  
      );
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$("input:text").width("200px");
$("input:text").width("200px");
 
 
}
 
}
 
</source>
 
</source>
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*CSS
 
*CSS
<source lang=css>
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<source lang="css">
 
/* Datepicker----------------------------------*/
 
/* Datepicker----------------------------------*/
 
.ui-datepicker { width: 17em; padding: .2em .2em 0; background-color:#dfeaf1;font-family:Verdana}
 
.ui-datepicker { width: 17em; padding: .2em .2em 0; background-color:#dfeaf1;font-family:Verdana}
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.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev span, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next span  
 
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev span, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next span  
{ display: block; position: absolute; left: 50%; margin-left: -8px; top: 50%; margin-top: -8px; }
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{ display: block; position: absolute; left: 50%; margin-left: -8px; top: 50%; margin-top: -8px; }
  
 
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title { margin: 0 2.3em; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: center; }
 
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title { margin: 0 2.3em; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: center; }
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.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month-year {width: 100%;}
 
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month-year {width: 100%;}
 
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month,  
 
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month,  
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-year { width: 49%;}
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.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-year { width: 30%;}
 
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title select.ui-datepicker-year { float: right; }
 
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title select.ui-datepicker-year { float: right; }
.ui-datepicker-year{color:white;font-weight:bold;}
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.ui-datepicker-year{color:black;font-weight:bold;}
 
.ui-datepicker table {width: 100%; font-size: .9em; border-collapse: collapse; margin:0 0 .4em; }
 
.ui-datepicker table {width: 100%; font-size: .9em; border-collapse: collapse; margin:0 0 .4em; }
 
.ui-datepicker th { padding: .7em .3em; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 0; font-family:Verdana }
 
.ui-datepicker th { padding: .7em .3em; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 0; font-family:Verdana }
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.ui-datepicker-cover {
 
.ui-datepicker-cover {
    display: none; /*sorry for IE5*/
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display: none; /*sorry for IE5*/
    display/**/: block; /*sorry for IE5*/
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display/**/: block; /*sorry for IE5*/
    position: absolute; /*must have*/
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position: absolute; /*must have*/
    z-index: -1; /*must have*/
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z-index: -1; /*must have*/
    filter: mask(); /*must have*/
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filter: mask(); /*must have*/
    top: -4px; /*must have*/
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top: -4px; /*must have*/
    left: -4px; /*must have*/
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left: -4px; /*must have*/
    width: 200px; /*must have*/
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width: 200px; /*must have*/
    height: 200px; /*must have*/
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height: 200px; /*must have*/
 
}
 
}
 
</source>
 
</source>
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== Source ==
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Questionnaire Resource Id on cg site: 159730

Latest revision as of 03:17, 13 February 2014

Challenge

In order to help the interviewer be faster in entering a meeting day

As a questionnaire creator

I want to show a calendar inside a text/text grid question

Example
ShowDatetimePicker.jpg

Solution

  • Use jquery's datepicker (read more at: http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker)
  • Add a Text grid question to Questionnaire editor like below
  • Go to menu Properties -> Question scripts -> Java script tab -> Input script

ShowDatetimePicker1.jpg

  • Update the layout to include the style sheet for the datepicker

ShowDatetimePicker2.jpg

  • Remember to validate the text value when clicking Next (not to be written here)

Code

  • Javascript
function getQuestionTextBox(label, sqIndex)
{
 return $("input[name='QUESTION."+ label + "." + sqIndex + "']"); 
}

quest.onInit = function()
{
 var qTB = getQuestionTextBox("Q_MeetingTime_TextGrid_ShowDatetimePicker", 0); 
 
 qTB.datepicker(
 {
 dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy' onSelect: functions () {} 
 changeMonth: true,
 nextText: '>',
 prevText: '<',
 firstDay: 1
 }
 ); 
 
 $("input:text").width("200px");
}
  • CSS
/* Datepicker----------------------------------*/
.ui-datepicker { width: 17em; padding: .2em .2em 0; background-color:#dfeaf1;font-family:Verdana}
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-header { position:relative; padding:.2em 0; }

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next 
{ position:absolute; top: 2px; width: 1.8em; height: 1.8em; }

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev-hover, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next-hover { top: 1px; }
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev { left:2px; }
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next { right:2px; }
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev-hover { left:1px; }
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next-hover { right:1px; }

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev span, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next span 
{ display: block; position: absolute; left: 50%; margin-left: -8px; top: 50%; margin-top: -8px; }

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title { margin: 0 2.3em; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: center; }
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title select { float:left; font-size:1em; margin:1px 0; }
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month-year {width: 100%;}
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month, 
.ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-year { width: 30%;}
.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title select.ui-datepicker-year { float: right; }
.ui-datepicker-year{color:black;font-weight:bold;}
.ui-datepicker table {width: 100%; font-size: .9em; border-collapse: collapse; margin:0 0 .4em; }
.ui-datepicker th { padding: .7em .3em; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 0; font-family:Verdana }
.ui-datepicker td { border: 0; padding: 1px; font-family:Verdana}

.ui-datepicker td span, .ui-datepicker td a 
{ display: block; padding: .2em; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; }

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-header
{position: relative;background-color:#345879;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-right: 0pt;padding-bottom: 0.2em;padding-left: 0pt;}

.ui-datepicker-today a{ color:red; }
.ui-helper-clearfix{display: inline-block;}
.ui-helper-clearfix{display: block;}

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next
{position: absolute;top: 2px;width: 1.8em;height: 1.8em; cursor:pointer; color:white;font-weight:bold}

.ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev-hover, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next-hover
{top: 1px;}

.ui-datepicker-cover {
 display: none; /*sorry for IE5*/
 display/**/: block; /*sorry for IE5*/
 position: absolute; /*must have*/
 z-index: -1; /*must have*/
 filter: mask(); /*must have*/
 top: -4px; /*must have*/
 left: -4px; /*must have*/
 width: 200px; /*must have*/
 height: 200px; /*must have*/
}

Source

Questionnaire Resource Id on cg site: 159730