Setting a CSS rule based on a selection in a drop down

Question

I have text boxes and drop downs pairs whose id is generated dynamically. I'm trying to set the css rule (class) on the text box based on a selection in the drop down. I have a the index on the drop down which is what is used to derive the id of the dropdown dynamically. How do I set the CSS rule on the text boxes. If I try to set the class using JavaScript, the change doesn't reflect till I refresh the page.

I'm open to use plain javascript or jquery or a mix of both.

Answer 1

Add a class to your select so you can select them with jQuery easier.

<div>
    <select id="Generated1234" class="cssRule">
        <option value="class1">Class #1</option>
        <option value="class2">Class #2</option>
    </select>
    <input type="text" name="Generated1234_text"/>
</div>

jQuery code, assuming your input textbox is a sibling of the select. You may need to change the last line to select the correct textbox.

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('select.cssRule').change(function(){
        var $this = $(this);
        var className = $this.val();
        $this.siblings('input[type=text]').attr('class', className);
    }
}

Answer 2

You may try something like;

HTML;

<select id="selectoptions" class="cssRule">
        <option class="class1" value="red">red</option>
        <option class="class2" value="blue">blue</option>
    </select>
<input id="mytext" type="text" name="mytext"/>

JavaScript; //wrap the code inside in document.ready.function

$("select").change(function () {
    var color = $("#selectoptions").val();
    $("#mytext").css("background",color);
});

CSS;

#mytext{
    background:red;
}

Here is a Working Live Demo