Onchange open URL via select - jQuery

Question

What would be the best way to attach an event so on change of a select option a URL. Store the href in an attr and grab it on change?

Answer 1

You can use this simple code snippet using jQuery to redirect from a drop down menu.

<select id="dynamic-select">
    <option value="" selected>Pick a Website</option>
    <option value="http://www.google.com/">Google</option>
    <option value="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</option>
    <option value="http://www.stackoverflow.com/">Stack Overflow</option>
</select>

<script>
    $('#dynamic-select').bind('change', function () { // bind change event to select
        var url = $(this).val(); // get selected value
        if (url != '') { // require a URL
            window.location = url; // redirect
        }
        return false;
    });
</script>

Answer 2

It is pretty simple, let's see a working example:

<select id="dynamic_select">
  <option value="" selected>Pick a Website</option>
  <option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
  <option value="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</option>
  <option value="https://www.gurustop.net">GuruStop.NET</option>
</select>

<script>
    $(function(){
      // bind change event to select
      $('#dynamic_select').on('change', function () {
          var url = $(this).val(); // get selected value
          if (url) { // require a URL
              window.location = url; // redirect
          }
          return false;
      });
    });
</script>

$(function() {
  // bind change event to select
  $('#dynamic_select').on('change', function() {
    var url = $(this).val(); // get selected value
    if (url) { // require a URL
      window.location = url; // redirect
    }
    return false;
  });
});

<select id="dynamic_select">
  <option value="" selected>Pick a Website</option>
  <option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
  <option value="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</option>
  <option value="https://www.gurustop.net">GuruStop.NET</option>
</select>


<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"
        ></script>

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Remarks:

• The question specifies jQuery already. So, I'm keeping other alternatives out of this.
• In older versions of jQuery (< 1.7), you may want to replace on with bind.
• This is extracted from JavaScript tips in Meligy’s Web Developers Newsletter.

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Answer 3

I think this is the simplest way:

<select onchange="if (this.value) window.location.href=this.value">
    <option value="">Pick one:</option>
    <option value="/foo">Foo</option>
    <option value="/bar">Bar</option>
</select>

Answer 4

JS Fiddle Example

$('#userNav').change(function() {
window.location = $(':selected',this).attr('href')
});




<select id="userNav">
<option></option>
<option href="http://google.com">Goolge</option>
<option href="http://duckduckgo.com">Go Go duck</option>
</select>

This works for the href in an option that is selected

Answer 5

Another way:

    <script type="text/javascript">
        function change_url(val) {
            window.location=val;
        }
    </script>            
    <select style="width:130px;" onchange="change_url(this.value);">
            <option value="http://www.url1.com">Option 1</option>
            <option value="http://www.url2.com">Option 2</option>
     </select>

Answer 6

Try this code its working Firefox, Chrome, IE

<select onchange="this.options[this.selectedIndex].value && (window.location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value);">
<option value="" selected>---Select---</option>
<option value="https://www.google.com">Google</option>
<option value="https://www.google.com">Google</option>
<option value="https://www.google.com">Google</option>
<option value="https://www.google.com">Google</option>