Скачать или смотреть Redirect Users Based on Their Selection with Submit Button in JavaScript

Learn how to redirect users to a selected URL only after they click a `Submit` button, ensuring a better user experience in your web applications.
---
This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/65279202/ asked by the user 'Gomle' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/14793121/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/65279281/ provided by the user 'MCC' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/6004159/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions.

Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: Simply send the user to URL based on his SELECT OPTION only when clicking SUBMIT

Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l...
The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license.

If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com.
---
Redirect Users Based on Their Selection with Submit Button in JavaScript

In web development, providing users with the ability to navigate to different URLs through a dropdown menu enhances interactivity. However, there might be scenarios where you want to ensure that the user confirms their selection before redirecting them to a new page. In this guide, we will explore how to implement a simple solution using HTML and jQuery to achieve this functionality.

The Challenge

When creating a dropdown list of websites for users to select from, you might find that it redirects them immediately upon selection, which can be quite inconvenient. The ideal scenario is to have a submit button where the user explicitly indicates they want to go to the selected URL. Let’s take a look at how you can implement this.

Initial Code Overview

Here is a basic implementation of a select dropdown without the submit button, which redirects users immediately:

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

The Solution: Adding a Submit Button

To ensure that users don't get redirected instantly, we can introduce a Submit button. By doing so, the redirection will only occur when the button is clicked. Below is the modified code including the submit button.

Step 1: Add the Submit Button

You can add a submit button as follows:

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Step 2: Modify the JavaScript

Next, update the JavaScript code to capture the click event on the submit button instead of the selection change. The updated code will look like this:

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Complete Code Example

Combining all the parts, here’s the complete code that implements our desired functionality:

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Conclusion

By adding a simple Submit button, we gain greater control over the user experience when directing them to different URLs. This enhancement encourages users to confirm their choice before navigating away from the current page, thus enhancing interaction efficiency. Feel free to modify and integrate this solution into your web applications for a polished user experience!