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9 years 3 months ago #156090 by blocka

Sort Multiple Choice subquestions was created by blocka

For radio / dropdown question types, LS gives us the option to sort the subquestions alphabetically.

For multiple choice, this option doesn't exist. I wonder if anyone has a workaround? I have a bilingual survey with about 50 subquestions for one multiple choice survey -- while I can sort one language by entering them in correct alpha order, I can't do that the secondary language because of course, the answer codes have to match.

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9 years 3 months ago - 9 years 3 months ago #156092 by tpartner

Replied by tpartner on topic Sort Multiple Choice subquestions

Insert a script like this into the question text:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	$(document).ready(function() {
 
		// Identify this question
		var qID = {QID};
		var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
		
		// Build an array of the sub-question texts
		var sqTexts = [];
		$('.label-text', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
			sqTexts.push($.trim($(this).text()));
		});
		
		// Sort the array
		sqTexts.sort();
		
		// Insert the sub-questions in sorted order
		$(sqTexts).each(function(i, value) { 
			$('.label-text', thisQuestion).filter(function(e) {
				return $.trim($(this).text()) === value;
			}).closest('.answer-item').parent().appendTo($('.multiple-choice-container', thisQuestion));				
		});
	});
</script>

Cheers,
Tony Partner
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Last edit: 9 years 3 months ago by tpartner.

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9 years 3 months ago #156093 by blocka

Replied by blocka on topic Sort Multiple Choice subquestions

Thanks, that's sweet!

I wonder -- any way that the script can respect the 2 column layout for the question (this was something I set up -- the two columns to make the list a bit less intimidating)...

Maybe there is no solution for that, and that's okay, because the sort order is more important than two columns!

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9 years 3 months ago - 9 years 3 months ago #156109 by tpartner

Replied by tpartner on topic Sort Multiple Choice subquestions

This script should handle columns (in version 2.65.x):

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	$(document).ready(function() {
 
		// Identify this question
		var qID = {QID};
		var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
		
		// Define column and items counts
		var itemsCount = $('.answer-item', thisQuestion).length;
		var columnsCount = $('.multiple-choice-container div.row', thisQuestion).length;
		if(columnsCount > 1) {
			var maxPerColumn = $('.multiple-choice-container div.row:eq(0) .answer-item', thisQuestion).length;
		}
				
		// Build an array of the sub-question texts
		var sqTexts = [];
		$('.label-text', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
			sqTexts.push($.trim($(this).text()));
		});
		
		// Sort the array
		sqTexts.sort();
		
		// Insert the sub-questions in sorted order
		var currentCount = 1;
		var columnNumber = 0;
		$(sqTexts).each(function(i, value) { 
			if(columnsCount < 1) {
				$('.label-text', thisQuestion).filter(function(e) {
					return $.trim($(this).text()) === value;
				}).closest('.answer-item').parent().appendTo($('.multiple-choice-container', thisQuestion));
			}
			else {
				$('.label-text', thisQuestion).filter(function(e) {
					return $.trim($(this).text()) === value;
				}).closest('.answer-item').parent().appendTo($('.multiple-choice-container div.row:eq('+columnNumber+')', thisQuestion));
				
				currentCount++;
				if(currentCount > maxPerColumn) {
					currentCount = 1;
					columnNumber++;
				}
			}
		});
	});
</script>

Cheers,
Tony Partner
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Last edit: 9 years 3 months ago by tpartner.

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6 years 1 month ago #204896 by Mazi

Replied by Mazi on topic Sort Multiple Choice subquestions

Great solution, Tony!

Do you also have a JS snippet to sort Array questions accoridng to the subquestion titles (first column) alphabetically?

Best regards/Beste Grüße,
Dr. Marcel Minke
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Feel free to contact me by email for professional LimeSurvey support!

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