Clickable table rows using jquery select?

Question

I'm trying to make clickable table rows work with the jquery selectable function, but I'm running into difficulties. It works great with li elements, but as soon as I try to use a table, the click event quits working. Drag to select works, but I really need to be able to click as well. Here is my code:

$(function() {
  $("#selectable").selectable();
});

#feedback {
  font-size: 1.4em;
}
#selectable .ui-selecting {
  background: #FECA40;
}
#selectable .ui-selected {
  background: #F39814;
  color: white;
}
#selectable {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
#selectable tr {
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0.4em;
  font-size: 1em;
  height: 10px;
}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/demos/style.css"> -->

<table id="selectable" style="width:100%">
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Jill</td>
    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Eve</td>
    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Does anyone know how to get click or ctrl + click working in the above example?

Mike Scotty · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14 20:24:03Z

2

You need to add a filter to the selectable().

Please see the documentation for filter.

I have updated your example, it's just a small change:

$(function() {
  $("#selectable").selectable({filter: 'tr'});
});

#feedback {
  font-size: 1.4em;
}
#selectable .ui-selecting {
  background: #FECA40;
}
#selectable .ui-selected {
  background: #F39814;
  color: white;
}
#selectable {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
#selectable tr {
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0.4em;
  font-size: 1em;
  height: 10px;
}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/demos/style.css"> -->

<table id="selectable" style="width:100%">
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Jill</td>
    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Eve</td>
    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>
  </tr>
</table>

edited Jun 14, 2016 at 20:24

answered Jun 14, 2016 at 20:16

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5 Comments

PA. Over a year ago

this is not answering the OP question. It's just a bunch of code, please add some explanation on how this addresses OP concerns, what problem there was, and how you solved it.

Patrick Roberts Over a year ago

@PA. it's not a "bunch of code", it's one small change, namely {filter: 'tr'} in order to make rows selectable. It solves OP's question completely.

Mike Scotty Over a year ago

@PatrickRoberts to be fair, PR posted this before I added the three lines above the code.

Patrick Roberts Over a year ago

@mpf82 I looked at the edit history -- your initial answer was perfectly sufficient imo. +1

Matthew Over a year ago

Both this answer and the one below were correct, the filter did indeed get this working. I guess it's only fair to give it to the first response.

Michelle Tan · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14 20:37:53Z

use a filter for your case. http://api.jquery.com/filter/

$(function() {
  $("#selectable").selectable({filter: 'tr'});
});

#feedback {
  font-size: 1.4em;
}
#selectable .ui-selecting {
  background: #FECA40;
}
#selectable .ui-selected {
  background: #F39814;
  color: white;
}
#selectable {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
#selectable tr {
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0.4em;
  font-size: 1em;
  height: 10px;
}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/demos/style.css"> -->

<table id="selectable" style="width:100%">
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Jill</td>
    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="ui-widget-content">
    <td>Eve</td>
    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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