How to make a slider in JavaScript
This article will show you how to create a slider in JavaScript with an example. Learn how to make your own slider easily and quickly!
Creating a JavaScript Slider
Creating a slider in JavaScript is a fairly simple task. In this example, we will create an HTML page with a slider that can move between two different values. The two values are 0 and 10.
To begin, we need to create the HTML page. This page will have a slider element, which will be a <input type="range">
tag. We will also add a <div>
element, which will be used to display the current value of the slider. Here is the HTML page:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Slider Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<input type="range" min="0" max="10" value="0" />
<div id="value">0</div>
</body>
</html>
Next, we need to write the JavaScript code to make the slider work. This code will capture the change
event of the slider, and update the value of the <div>
element to the current value of the slider. Here is the JavaScript code:
document.querySelector('input[type="range"]').addEventListener('change', function() {
let sliderValue = this.value;
document.querySelector('#value').innerHTML = sliderValue;
});
Finally, we need to include the JavaScript code in the HTML page. We will do this by adding a <script>
element at the bottom of the <body>
element. Here is the complete HTML page:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Slider Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<input type="range" min="0" max="10" value="0" />
<div id="value">0</div>
<script>
document.querySelector('input[type="range"]').addEventListener('change', function() {
let sliderValue = this.value;
document.querySelector('#value').innerHTML = sliderValue;
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
And that's it! We now have a fully-functional slider in JavaScript. It is very easy to create sliders in JavaScript, and they can be used to create interactive and dynamic webpages.