HTML5: Is a Dual Input Slider Possible?
No, HTML5 range input only accepts one input. I would recommend that you use something like jQuery slide range for this task.
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I've been looking for a lightweight, light-hearted double slider for some time now (seemed crazy to import jQuery to do just that) and there doesn't seem to be much out there. I ended up modifying @ Wildhoney's code a bit and really liked it.
function getVals(){
// Get slider values
var parent = this.parentNode;
var slides = parent.getElementsByTagName("input");
var slide1 = parseFloat( slides[0].value );
var slide2 = parseFloat( slides[1].value );
// Neither slider will clip the other, so make sure we determine which is larger
if( slide1 > slide2 ){ var tmp = slide2; slide2 = slide1; slide1 = tmp; }
var displayElement = parent.getElementsByClassName("rangeValues")[0];
displayElement.innerHTML = slide1 + " - " + slide2;
}
window.onload = function(){
// Initialize Sliders
var sliderSections = document.getElementsByClassName("range-slider");
for( var x = 0; x < sliderSections.length; x++ ){
var sliders = sliderSections[x].getElementsByTagName("input");
for( var y = 0; y < sliders.length; y++ ){
if( sliders[y].type ==="range" ){
sliders[y].oninput = getVals;
// Manually trigger event first time to display values
sliders[y].oninput();
}
}
}
}
section.range-slider {
position: relative;
width: 200px;
height: 35px;
text-align: center;
}
section.range-slider input {
pointer-events: none;
position: absolute;
overflow: hidden;
left: 0;
top: 15px;
width: 200px;
outline: none;
height: 18px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
section.range-slider input::-webkit-slider-thumb {
pointer-events: all;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
outline: 0;
}
section.range-slider input::-moz-range-thumb {
pointer-events: all;
position: relative;
z-index: 10;
-moz-appearance: none;
width: 9px;
}
section.range-slider input::-moz-range-track {
position: relative;
z-index: -1;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
border: 0;
}
section.range-slider input:last-of-type::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
background: none transparent;
border: 0;
}
section.range-slider input[type=range]::-moz-focus-outer {
border: 0;
}
<!-- This block can be reused as many times as needed -->
<section class="range-slider">
<span class="rangeValues"></span>
<input value="5" min="0" max="15" step="0.5" type="range">
<input value="10" min="0" max="15" step="0.5" type="range">
</section>
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Late, but noUiSlider avoids having a jQuery-ui dependency which the accepted answer didn't accept. Its only "caveat" is IE support for IE9 and newer if legacy IE is a break for you.
It is also free, open source and can be used in commercial projects without restrictions.
Installation: Download noUiSlider, extract the CSS and JS file somewhere in the site filesystem, then go to CSS from the head and to JS from the body:
<!-- In <head> -->
<link href="nouislider.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- In <body> -->
<script src="nouislider.min.js"></script>
Usage example: Creates a slider that goes from 0 to 100 and starts to set the value 20-80.
HTML:
<div id="slider">
</div>
JS:
var slider = document.getElementById('slider');
noUiSlider.create(slider, {
start: [20, 80],
connect: true,
range: {
'min': 0,
'max': 100
}
});
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Of course, you can just use two sliders overlapping each other and add a little javascript (actually no more than 5 lines) so that the selectors don't go over the min / max values (as in @Garys).
In the appendix you will find a short snippet adapted from the current project, including some CSS3 styles to show what you can do (web kit only). I've also added some labels to display the selected values.
It uses JQuery, but the vanillajs version isn't magic though.
(function() {
function addSeparator(nStr) {
nStr += '';
var x = nStr.split('.');
var x1 = x[0];
var x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';
var rgx = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;
while (rgx.test(x1)) {
x1 = x1.replace(rgx, '$1' + '.' + '$2');
}
return x1 + x2;
}
function rangeInputChangeEventHandler(e){
var rangeGroup = $(this).attr('name'),
minBtn = $(this).parent().children('.min'),
maxBtn = $(this).parent().children('.max'),
range_min = $(this).parent().children('.range_min'),
range_max = $(this).parent().children('.range_max'),
minVal = parseInt($(minBtn).val()),
maxVal = parseInt($(maxBtn).val()),
origin = $(this).context.className;
if(origin === 'min' && minVal > maxVal-5){
$(minBtn).val(maxVal-5);
}
var minVal = parseInt($(minBtn).val());
$(range_min).html(addSeparator(minVal*1000) + ' €');
if(origin === 'max' && maxVal-5 < minVal){
$(maxBtn).val(5+ minVal);
}
var maxVal = parseInt($(maxBtn).val());
$(range_max).html(addSeparator(maxVal*1000) + ' €');
}
$('input[type="range"]').on( 'input', rangeInputChangeEventHandler);
})();
body{
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
}
input[type='range'] {
width: 210px;
height: 30px;
overflow: hidden;
cursor: pointer;
outline: none;
}
input[type='range'],
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-runnable-track,
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background: none;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
width: 200px;
height: 1px;
background: #003D7C;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(2)::-webkit-slider-runnable-track{
background: none;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
position: relative;
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin-top: -7px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #003D7C;
border-radius: 25px;
z-index: 1;
}
input[type='range']:nth-child(1)::-webkit-slider-thumb{
z-index: 2;
}
.rangeslider{
position: relative;
height: 60px;
width: 210px;
display: inline-block;
margin-top: -5px;
margin-left: 20px;
}
.rangeslider input{
position: absolute;
}
.rangeslider{
position: absolute;
}
.rangeslider span{
position: absolute;
margin-top: 30px;
left: 0;
}
.rangeslider .right{
position: relative;
float: right;
margin-right: -5px;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="rangeslider">
<input class="min" name="range_1" type="range" min="1" max="100" value="10" />
<input class="max" name="range_1" type="range" min="1" max="100" value="90" />
<span class="range_min light left">10.000 €</span>
<span class="range_max light right">90.000 €</span>
</div>
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