I want to bind boolean value to select element using KO v2.1.0, but obviously it doesn\'t work as expected.
html code:
Much easier than the other answers: use the options
-Binding.
The answer is in the kind of lengthy expression below:
<select data-bind="options: [{text: 'On', value: true}, {text: 'Off', value: false}], value: lala1, optionsValue: 'value', optionsText: 'text'">
By using the options binding, you're able to assign virtually everything to the value of an option. It's rather uncommon, I guess, to bind an explicit value to the options binding, but in this 2-way case, it is reasonable.
Here is an option that we explored for this one from this forum post:
ko.bindingHandlers.booleanValue = {
init: function(element, valueAccessor, allBindingsAccessor) {
var observable = valueAccessor(),
interceptor = ko.computed({
read: function() {
return observable().toString();
},
write: function(newValue) {
observable(newValue === "true");
}
});
ko.applyBindingsToNode(element, { value: interceptor });
}
};
So, we use a custom binding to inject a writeable computed observable between the UI and our view model. This is just an alternative to doing it directly in your view model.
Sample here: http://jsfiddle.net/rniemeyer/H4gpe/
I think I got the answer, put the number "1" and "0" to the option value respectively:
<select data-bind="value: state">
<option value="1">On</option>
<option value="0">Off</option>
</select>
See http://jsfiddle.net/greenlaw110/Ajm58/2/
This happens because the select is working with strings, and not booleans at any stage. You should try a ko.computed( ... ) value instead.
Check here for details: http://jsfiddle.net/Ajm58/3/
<select id="testSelect" data-bind="value: stateString">
<option value="true">true</option>
<option value="false">false</option>
</select>
var model = {
state: ko.observable(false)
};
model.stateString = ko.computed({
read: function() { return (this.state() ? "true" : "false"); },
write: function(value) { this.state(value == "true"); }
}, model);
ko.applyBindings(model);
setTimeout(function() {
model.state(true);
}, 1500);
setTimeout(function() {
$("#testSelect").val("false");
}, 3000);