up.form [up-switch]

HTML selector

Show or hide elements when a form field is set to a given value.

The observed elements can use [up-show-for] and [up-hide-for] attributes to indicate for which values they should be shown or hidden.

The [up-switch] element and its observed elements must be inside the same <form>.

Example: Select options

The controlling form field gets an [up-switch] attribute with a selector for the elements to show or hide:

<select name="advancedness" up-switch=".target">
  <option value="basic">Basic parts</option>
  <option value="advanced">Advanced parts</option>
  <option value="very-advanced">Very advanced parts</option>
</select>

The target elements can use [up-show-for] and [up-hide-for] attributes to indicate for which values they should be shown or hidden.

<div class="target" up-show-for="basic">
  only shown for advancedness = basic
</div>

<div class="target" up-hide-for="basic">
  hidden for advancedness = basic
</div>

<div class="target" up-show-for="advanced very-advanced">
  shown for advancedness = advanced or very-advanced
</div>

Example: Text field

The controlling <input> gets an [up-switch] attribute with a selector for the elements to show or hide:

<input type="text" name="user" up-switch=".target">

<div class="target" up-show-for="alice">
  only shown for user alice
</div>

You may also use the pseudo-values :blank to match an empty input value, or :present to match a non-empty input value:

<input type="text" name="user" up-switch=".target">

<div class="target" up-show-for=":blank">
  please enter a username
</div>

Example: Checkbox

For checkboxes you may match against the pseudo-values :checked or :unchecked:

<input type="checkbox" name="flag" up-switch=".target">

<div class="target" up-show-for=":checked">
  only shown when checkbox is checked
</div>

<div class="target" up-show-for=":unchecked">
  only shown when checkbox is unchecked
</div>

You may also match against the [value] attribute of the checkbox element:

<input type="checkbox" name="flag" value="active" up-switch=".target">

<div class="target" up-show-for="active">
  only shown when checkbox is checked
</div>

Example: Radio button

<input type="radio" name="advancedness" value="basic" up-switch=".target">
<input type="radio" name="advancedness" value="advanced" up-switch=".target">
<input type="radio" name="advancedness" value="very-advanced" up-switch=".target">

<div class="target" up-show-for="basic">
  only shown for advancedness = basic
</div>

<div class="target" up-hide-for="basic">
  hidden for advancedness = basic
</div>

<div class="target" up-show-for="advanced very-advanced">
  shown for advancedness = advanced or very-advanced
</div>

Example: Values containing spaces

If your values might contain spaces, you may also serialize them as a JSON array:

<select name='advancedness' up-switch='.target'>
  <option value='John Doe'>John Doe</option>
  <option value='Jane Doe'>Jane Doe</option>
  <option value='Max Mustermann'>Max Mustermann</option>
</select>

<div class='target' up-show-for='["John Doe", "Jane Doe"]'>
  You selected John or Jane Doe
</div>

<div class='target' up-hide-for='["Max Mustermann"]'>
  You selected Max Mustermann
</div>