Question

I have a looped table displaying the results of a drop-down form post (lotstatus). I want to be able to change the color of the text based on the value they selected in the form .

 if($result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql)){ if(mysqli_num_rows($res) > 0){ echo " <table class='table table-bordered table-striped' width='100%' data-pagination='true' data-search='true'>"; echo " <thead>"; echo " <tr>"; echo " <th>Status</th>"; echo " <th>Street #</th>"; echo " <th>Street Name</th>"; echo " <th>City</th>"; echo " <th>Parcel ID</th>"; echo " <th>Lot # (Unit)</th>"; echo " <th>Contract Signed Date</th>"; echo " <th>Closing Date</th>"; echo " <th>Action</th>"; echo "</tr>"; echo "</thead>"; echo " <tbody>"; while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res)){ echo " <tr>"; echo " <td>" . " <div class='statuscolor'>". $row['lotstatus'] . "</div>". "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['streetnumber'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['streetname'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['city'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['parcelid'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['lotnumber'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['contractsigneddate'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>" . $row['closingdate'] . "</td>"; echo " <td>"; echo "<a class='btn btn-info mr-2 mt-2' href='readLot.php?id=". $row[' id '] ."' title='View' data-toggle='tooltip'><span style='margin-left: 7px;' class='la la-file-o ks-icon'></span></a>"; echo "<a class='btn btn-warning mr-2 mt-2' href='updateLot.php?id=". $row[' id '] ."' title='Edit ' data-toggle='tooltip'><span style='margin-left: 7px;' class='la la-pencil ks-icon'></span></a>"; echo " <a class='btn btn-danger mt-2' href='deleteLot.php?id=". $row[' id '] ."' title='Delete ' data-toggle='tooltip'><span style='margin-left: 7px;' class='la la-close ks-icon'></span></a>"; echo "</td>"; echo "</tr>"; } echo "</tbody>"; echo "</table>"; // Free result set mysqli_free_result($result); } else{ echo " <p class='lead'><em>No Lots were found.</em></p>"; } } 

Here in the form I'm using: The user selects lot status - I want to change the color of the status based on what they chose.

 <select class="form-control" value="<?php echo $lotstatus; ?>" id="lotstatus" name="lotstatus"> <option value="NA">N/A</option> <option value="Executed">Executed</option> <option value="Not Interested">Not Interested</option> <option value="Hold">Hold</option> <option value="Title Ordered">Title Ordered</option> <option value="Vetting">Vetting</option> <option value="Survey Ordered">Survey Ordered</option> <option value="Lean Search Ordered">Lean Search Ordered</option> <option value="Clear to Close">Clear to Close</option> <option value="Closed">Closed</option> </select> 

I've tried styling the option value and also tried selecting the text() value of the field. Nothing is working... HELP!

Answer 1

First you need to add each row the status:

<tr class=\"Executed\">"; echo "
<tr class=\"Hold\">"; echo "

With JS you can add to the parent <table> the selected status:

$('select#lotstatus').on('change', function() {
  $('table').attr('status', $(this).val());
});

Then, in your css you need to set the color that you want for each status:

table[status="Executed"] tr.Executed .statuscolor { color: red; }
table[status="Hold"] tr.Hold .statuscolor { color: green; }
table[status="Closed"] tr.Closed .statuscolor { color: yellow; }

Maybe you need to add an "id" to the table to avoid interferences with other tables.