In GMail, the user can click on one checkbox in the email list, hold down the Shift key, and select a second checkbox. The JavaScript will then select/unselect the checkboxe
I realy liked gyo's example and added some code so it works on all checkboxes with the same name.
I also added a MutationObserver so events are also handled on newly added checkboxes.
$(document).ready(function() {
var previouslyClicked = {};
var rangeEventHandler = function(event) {
if (event.shiftKey && previouslyClicked[this.name] && this != previouslyClicked[this.name]) {
var $checkboxes = $('input[type=checkbox][name='+this.name+']').filter(':visible');
var start = $checkboxes.index( this );
var end = $checkboxes.index( previouslyClicked[this.name] );
// console.log('range', start, end, this, previouslyClicked[this.name]);
$checkboxes.slice(Math.min(start,end), Math.max(start,end)+ 1).prop('checked', previouslyClicked[this.name].checked);
} else {
previouslyClicked[this.name] = this;
}
};
if ("MutationObserver" in window) { // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MutationObserver/MutationObserver to refresh on new checkboxes
var mutationCallback = function(mutationList, observer) {
mutationList.forEach((mutation) => {
mutation.addedNodes.forEach((node) => {
if (node.nodeName == 'INPUT' && node.type == 'checkbox') {
$(node).on('click.selectRange', rangeEventHandler);
}
});
});
};
var observer = new MutationObserver(mutationCallback);
observer.observe(document, {
childList: true,
attributes: false, // since name is dynamically read
subtree: true
});
}
$('input[type=checkbox][name]').on('click.selectRange', rangeEventHandler);
});
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div>
First:
<input type="checkbox" name="first">
<input type="checkbox" name="first">
<input type="checkbox" name="first">
<input type="checkbox" name="first">
<input type="checkbox" name="first">
</div>
<div>
Second:
<input type="checkbox" name="second">
<input type="checkbox" name="second">
<input type="checkbox" name="second">
<input type="checkbox" name="second">
<input type="checkbox" name="second">
</div>
</body>
</html>