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data-driven dropdown
license: CC0-1.0

#data-driven dropdown

A simple d3js component that generates html <select></select> and <option></option> elements from data.

Sharing this in hopes that seeing the pattern in isolation with simple data makes it easier to add this functionality to your d3js project.

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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"city": "Urk",
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},
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"city": "Utrecht",
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},
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"city": "Utrechtse Heuvelrug",
"population": 48793
},
{
"city": "Vaals",
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},
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"city": "Valkenburg aan de Geul",
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},
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"city": "Valkenswaard",
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
"city": "Westervoort",
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},
{
"city": "Westland",
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},
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"city": "Weststellingwerf",
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},
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"city": "Westvoorne",
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},
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"city": "Wierden",
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},
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"city": "Wijchen",
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},
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"city": "Wijdemeren",
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},
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"city": "Wijk bij Duurstede",
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},
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"city": "Winsum",
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},
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"city": "Winterswijk",
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},
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"city": "Woensdrecht",
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"city": "Woerden",
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"city": "Wormerland",
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"city": "Woudrichem",
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},
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"city": "Zaanstad",
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"city": "Zevenaar",
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"city": "Zijpe",
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"city": "Zoeterwoude",
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"city": "Zuidhorn",
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},
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"city": "Zuidplas",
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},
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"city": "Zundert",
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},
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"city": "Zutphen",
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},
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"city": "Zwartewaterland",
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]
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v2.js"></script>
<style>
select { position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 50px; }
p { position: absolute; left: 280px; top: 32px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
// specify a format function we'll use later
// https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Formatting
var comma = d3.format(",");
d3.json("cities.json", function(data) {
// create the drop down menu of cities
var selector = d3.select("body")
.append("select")
.attr("id", "cityselector")
.selectAll("option")
.data(data)
.enter().append("option")
.text(function(d) { return d.city; })
.attr("value", function (d, i) {
return i;
});
// generate a random index value and set the selector to the city
// at that index value in the data array
var index = Math.round(Math.random() * data.length);
d3.select("#cityselector").property("selectedIndex", index);
// append a paragraph tag to the body that shows the city name and it's population
d3.select("body")
.append("p")
.data(data)
.text(function(d){
return data[index]['city'] + " - population " + comma(data[index]['population']);
})
// when the user selects a city, set the value of the index variable
// and call the update(); function
d3.select("#cityselector")
.on("change", function(d) {
index = this.value;
update();
})
// update the paragraph text to match the selection made by the user
function update(){
d3.selectAll("p")
.data(data)
.text(function(d){
return data[index]['city'] + " - population " + comma(data[index]['population']);
})
}
})
</script>
</body>
</html>
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