I successfully developed a slider component using jQuery and now I'm interested in transforming it into a plugin for reusability across multiple projects.
However, I encountered some challenges when working with multiple instances of the slider within my HTML form. How can I identify which specific slider instance the user is interacting with?
I have reviewed resources such as:
https://learn.jquery.com/plugins/basic-plugin-creation/
https://learn.jquery.com/plugins/advanced-plugin-concepts/
HTML Form:
<body>
<div id="myslider" style="position: absolute; top:20px; left:20px;"></div>
<div id="myslider2" style="position: absolute; top:200px; left:200px;"></div>
<script>
$("#myslider").vslider();
$("#myslider2").vslider();
</script>
CSS Styling:
.slider_holder{
height: 3px;
width: 300px;
position: absolute;
float: left;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
background-color: #C2C2C2;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.slider_holder span{
height: 5px;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
top: -1px;
background-color: #FF5A5F;
left: 0px;
}
.slider_holder div{
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
border-radius: 50%;
border: solid 1px #333;
background-color: #fff;
position: absolute;
top: -8px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.slider_holder #fpoint{
left: 0px;
}
.slider_holder_right_slider{
right: 0px;
}
jQuery Plugin Script:
(function( $ ){
$.fn.vslider = function() {
var el = "";
var timer_handle;
var currentMousePos = { x: -1, y: -1 };
var min_val = 50000;
var max_val = 1000000;
var from_val = 0;
var to_val = 0;
var container;
container = "#" + this.prop("id");
// Implementation logic here...
return this;
};
})( jQuery );