HTML5: Slider with two inputs possible?
I've been looking for a lightweight, dependency free dual slider for some time (it seemed crazy to import jQuery just for this) and there don't seem to be many out there. I ended up modifying @Wildhoney's code a bit and really like it.
function getVals(){
// Get slider values
var parent = this.parentNode;
var slides = parent.getElementsByTagName("input");
var slide1 = parseFloat( slides[0].value );
var slide2 = parseFloat( slides[1].value );
// Neither slider will clip the other, so make sure we determine which is larger
if( slide1 > slide2 ){ var tmp = slide2; slide2 = slide1; slide1 = tmp; }
var displayElement = parent.getElementsByClassName("rangeValues")[0];
displayElement.innerHTML = slide1 + " - " + slide2;
}
window.onload = function(){
// Initialize Sliders
var sliderSections = document.getElementsByClassName("range-slider");
for( var x = 0; x < sliderSections.length; x++ ){
var sliders = sliderSections[x].getElementsByTagName("input");
for( var y = 0; y < sliders.length; y++ ){
if( sliders[y].type ==="range" ){
sliders[y].oninput = getVals;
// Manually trigger event first time to display values
sliders[y].oninput();
}
}
}
} section.range-slider {
position: relative;
width: 200px;
height: 35px;
text-align: center;
}
section.range-slider input {
pointer-events: none;
position: absolute;
overflow: hidden;
left: 0;
top: 15px;
width: 200px;
outline: none;
height: 18px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
section.range-slider input::-webkit-slider-thumb {
pointer-events: all;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
outline: 0;
}
section.range-slider input::-moz-range-thumb {
pointer-events: all;
position: relative;
z-index: 10;
-moz-appearance: none;
width: 9px;
}
section.range-slider input::-moz-range-track {
position: relative;
z-index: -1;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
border: 0;
}
section.range-slider input:last-of-type::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
background: none transparent;
border: 0;
}
section.range-slider input[type=range]::-moz-focus-outer {
border: 0;
}<!-- This block can be reused as many times as needed -->
<section class="range-slider">
<span class="rangeValues"></span>
<input value="5" min="0" max="15" step="0.5" type="range">
<input value="10" min="0" max="15" step="0.5" type="range">
</section>No, the HTML5 range input only accepts one input. I would recommend you to use something like the jQuery UI range slider for that task.
Coming late, but noUiSlider avoids having a jQuery-ui dependency, which the accepted answer does not. Its only "caveat" is IE support is for IE9 and newer, if legacy IE is a deal breaker for you.
It's also free, open source and can be used in commercial projects without restrictions.
Installation: Download noUiSlider, extract the CSS and JS file somewhere in your site file system, and then link to the CSS from head and to JS from body:
<!-- In <head> -->
<link href="nouislider.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- In <body> -->
<script src="nouislider.min.js"></script>
Example usage: Creates a slider which goes from 0 to 100, and starts set to 20-80.
HTML:
<div id="slider">
</div>
JS:
var slider = document.getElementById('slider');
noUiSlider.create(slider, {
start: [20, 80],
connect: true,
range: {
'min': 0,
'max': 100
}
});
Sure you can simply use two sliders overlaying each other and add a bit of javascript (actually not more than 5 lines) that the selectors are not exceeding the min/max values (like in @Garys) solution.
Attached you'll find a short snippet adapted from a current project including some CSS3 styling to show what you can do (webkit only). I also added some labels to display the selected values.
It uses JQuery but a vanillajs version is no magic though.
@Update: The code below was just a proof of concept. Due to many requests I've added a possible solution for Mozilla Firefox (without changing the original code). You may want to refractor the code below before using it.
(function() {
function addSeparator(nStr) {
nStr += '';
var x = nStr.split('.');
var x1 = x[0];
var x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';
var rgx = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;
while (rgx.test(x1)) {
x1 = x1.replace(rgx, '$1' + '.' + '$2');
}
return x1 + x2;
}
function rangeInputChangeEventHandler(e){
var rangeGroup = $(this).attr('name'),
minBtn = $(this).parent().children('.min'),
maxBtn = $(this).parent().children('.max'),
range_min = $(this).parent().children('.range_min'),
range_max = $(this).parent().children('.range_max'),
minVal = parseInt($(minBtn).val()),
maxVal = parseInt($(maxBtn).val()),
origin = $(this).context.className;
if(origin === 'min' && minVal > maxVal-5){
$(minBtn).val(maxVal-5);
}
var minVal = parseInt($(minBtn).val());
$(range_min).html(addSeparator(minVal*1000) + ' €');
if(origin === 'max' && maxVal-5 < minVal){
$(maxBtn).val(5+ minVal);
}
var maxVal = parseInt($(maxBtn).val());
$(range_max).html(addSeparator(maxVal*1000) + ' €');
}
$('input[type="range"]').on( 'input', rangeInputChangeEventHandler);
})();body{
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
}
input[type='range'] {
width: 210px;
height: 30px;
overflow: hidden;
cursor: pointer;
outline: none;
}
input[type='range'],
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-runnable-track,
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background: none;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
width: 200px;
height: 1px;
background: #003D7C;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(2)::-webkit-slider-runnable-track{
background: none;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
position: relative;
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin-top: -7px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #003D7C;
border-radius: 25px;
z-index: 1;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(1)::-webkit-slider-thumb{
z-index: 2;
}
.rangeslider{
position: relative;
height: 60px;
width: 210px;
display: inline-block;
margin-top: -5px;
margin-left: 20px;
}
.rangeslider input{
position: absolute;
}
.rangeslider{
position: absolute;
}
.rangeslider span{
position: absolute;
margin-top: 30px;
left: 0;
}
.rangeslider .right{
position: relative;
float: right;
margin-right: -5px;
}
/* Proof of concept for Firefox */
@-moz-document url-prefix() {
.rangeslider::before{
content:'';
width:100%;
height:2px;
background: #003D7C;
display:block;
position: relative;
top:16px;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(1){
position:absolute;
top:35px !important;
overflow:visible !important;
height:0;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(2){
position:absolute;
top:35px !important;
overflow:visible !important;
height:0;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
position: relative;
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin-top: -7px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #003D7C;
border-radius: 25px;
z-index: 1;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(1)::-moz-range-thumb {
transform: translateY(-20px);
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(2)::-moz-range-thumb {
transform: translateY(-20px);
}
}<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="rangeslider">
<input class="min" name="range_1" type="range" min="1" max="100" value="10" />
<input class="max" name="range_1" type="range" min="1" max="100" value="90" />
<span class="range_min light left">10.000 €</span>
<span class="range_max light right">90.000 €</span>
</div>