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Setting a var in localStorage from button radio and pass it to other pages


This discussion is the spin off of this post:passing-variables-between-pages,

I have edited the question in order to provide More clarity on the scripts, please who will give any answers to use denomination used in this version.

A.html

 <form action="b.html">  // username field, let's say "Macbeth"
 <input type="text" id="txt"/>
 <input type="submit" value="nome" onClick="passvalues();"/>
 </form>

<span id="result">Macbeth</span> // display username 

<script>
 function passvalues()   
 {
  var nme = document.getElementById("txt").value;  // set var username  nme = textvalue
  localStorage.setItem("textvalue", nme);
  return false;
  }
  </script>

It works set localStorage and display it.

B.html

// show the username multiple times in an html text.

<p><strong><span class="result">Macbeth</span></strong>, Nice name! 
It's the first time I've heard it! mmm...and tell me<strong>Macbeth<span  class="result"></span></strong> which gender you are?</p>

<form name="genderForm" action=""> 
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="male"> Male<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="female"> Female<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="neutral"> Neutral
    </form>

// form to obtain the gender chosen by the user, let's say "male"
`<p>I am a <span class="selectedGender"></span> of course!</p>` 
   // display the selected gender

<script>
   var result = document.getElementsByClassName('result');
   [].slice.call(result).forEach(function (className) {
    className.innerHTML = localStorage.getItem("textvalue");
    });
    var rad = document.genderForm.gender;
    var prev = null;
    for (var i = 0; i < rad.length; i++) {
    rad[i].addEventListener('change', function () {
    (prev) ? console.log(prev.value) : null;
    if (this !== prev) {
    prev = this;
    }
    console.log(this.value);
    document.getElementsByClassName("selectedGender")[0].innerHTML =   this.value;
        localStorage.setItem("gender", this.value);
        });
        }
        </script>

<script>
var selectedGender = document.getElementsByClassName('selectedGender');
{
className.innerHTML = localStorage.getItem("textvalue");
};
</script>

It works, display the selected gender.

C.html

I am really, really sorry but I am completely lost and confused here. I tried several times one of the suggested by solutions:

<span id="welcome"></span> to page 4 <span id="name"></span>
<script>
var username = localStorage.getItem("textvalue");
var usergender = localStorage.getItem("gender");
document.getElementById('name').innerHTML = username;
document.getElementById('gender').innerHTML = usergender;
if (usergender === 'female'){
document.getElementById('welcome').innerHTML = 'brava';
}else if (usergender === 'male'){
document.getElementById('welcome').innerHTML = 'bravo';
}else{
document.getElementById('welcome').innerHTML = 'bene';
 }
 </script>

I know I'm a hopeless case, I don't understand it.

  • In which page do I have to insert this script?
  • this script replaces the previous ones?

Can't I use the same scripting used for the username?

1 - get the choice:"selectedgender"

2 - display it with (of course changing the elements names)

<script>
 function passvalues()   
 {
  var nme = document.getElementById("txt").value;  // set var username  nme = textvalue
  localStorage.setItem("textvalue", nme);
  return false;
  }
  </script>

3 - and show with:

<span id="result">Macbeth</span>  // display username

Thanks for the attention.


Solution

  • To make life a little easier for you, I re-wrote your scripts using slightly different variable names that make a little more sense. I tested these; they work. If you print both sets and compare these NEW scripts with the older scripts, you can see a little more clearly how it all works.

    Page A:

    <form action="b.html">
        <input type="text" id="txt"/>
        <input type="submit" value="nome" onClick="passvalues();"/>
    </form>
    
    <span id="result"></span>
    
    <script>
        function passvalues(){
            var nme = document.getElementById("txt").value;  // set var username  nme = youzer
            localStorage.setItem("youzer", nme);
            return false;
        }
    </script>

    Page B:

    <!-- show the username multiple times in an html text. -->
    <p>Hello, <strong><span class="uname">Macbeth</span></strong>, Nice name!</p>
    <p>It's the first time I've heard it! mmm...and tell me, <strong><span class="uname"></span></strong>, which gender you are?</p>
    
    <form name="genderForm" action=""> 
        <input type="radio" name="gender" value="male"> Male<br>
        <input type="radio" name="gender" value="female"> Female<br>
        <input type="radio" name="gender" value="neutral"> Neutral
        </form>
    
    <p>I am a <span class="selectedGender"></span> of course!</p>
    
    <script>
       /* Schlep stored name into all elements with className "uname" */
       var unamez = document.getElementsByClassName('uname');
       [].slice.call(unamez).forEach(function (className) {
          className.innerHTML = localStorage.getItem("youzer");
       });
    
       var frmGender = document.genderForm.gender;
       var prev = null;
       for (var i = 0; i < frmGender.length; i++) {
          frmGender[i].addEventListener('change', function () {
             (prev) ? console.log(prev.value) : null;
             if (this !== prev) {
                prev = this;
             }
             console.log(this.value);
             document.getElementsByClassName("selectedGender")[0].innerHTML = this.value;
             localStorage.setItem("gender", this.value);
             //Delay 2 seconds, then go to page (C)
             setTimeout(function(){
                window.location.href = 'c.html';
             },2000);
          });
       }
    </script>

    Page C:

    <span id="greetz"></span> to page 4, <span id="name"></span>!
    <p></p><a href="a.html">Return to page A</a></p>
    
    <script>
       var username = localStorage.getItem("youzer");
       var usergender = localStorage.getItem("gender");
       document.getElementById('name').innerHTML = username;
       // Below commented out because <span id="gender"> does not exist on page
       // document.getElementById('gender').innerHTML = usergender;
    
       if (usergender === 'female'){
          document.getElementById('greetz').innerHTML = 'Brava';
       }else if (usergender === 'male'){
          document.getElementById('greetz').innerHTML = 'Bravo';
       }else{
          document.getElementById('greetz').innerHTML = 'Bene';
       }
    </script>


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