Print array list values with loop to div dynamically

Question

I have an array called desc that contains some text for each of it's values and change's length and values depending on what the user clicks on.

array:

desc[0] =  "manhole cover on foothpath on barrog gaa grounds kilbarrack road loose."
desc[1] =  "Footpath at driveway to 17 Maywood Lawn in bad state of disrepair."

I would like to display these array values in a div called #container. At the moment it just prints the last value of the array in #container rather that printing each of the the values in the list.

JavaScript:

 function incidentList(){
            for(var i=0; i<desc.length; ++i){
             $("#container").text(desc[i]);
        }
      }

Html:

<div id="container" style="width: 50%; height:97%; float:right;"></div>

How should I go about printing the full list with each array value underneath the last using a loop?

function incidentList() { $("#container").text(desc.join(" ")); } — Givi
– Givi, Commented Nov 29, 2013 at 13:04
@Givi this would output ' ' as text on the contatiner. You'll need to use $.fn.html instead. — kayen
– kayen, Commented Nov 29, 2013 at 13:07
@wtmcm When you do $(container).html(' ') it outputs the ' ' as HTML content on the container i.e. as a line break, but when you do $(container).text(' ') it simply displays it as plain text on the page. — kayen
– kayen, Commented Nov 29, 2013 at 14:18

AlvaroAV · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:02:27Z

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function incidentList(){
  var full_list = ""
  for(var i=0; i<desc.length; ++i){
      full_list = full_list + desc[i] + '<br>'
  }
  $("#container").text(full_list);     
}

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:02

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kayen · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:05:56Z

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Or simply:

$('#container').text(desc.join('\r\n'));

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:05

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Ankit Tyagi · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:00:16Z

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function incidentList(){
   for(var i=0; i<desc.length; ++i){
       $("#container").text( $("#container").text() + desc[i] + '<br/>');
   }
}

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:00

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Daniel Billingham · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:00:43Z

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You need to use the jQuery .append method rather than .text

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:00

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Bobby5193 · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:01:11Z

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 function incidentList(){
        for(var i=0; i<desc.length; ++i){
         $("#container").append(desc[i] +"<br/>");
    }
  }

this should work

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:01

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Anto Subash · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 13:01:28Z

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try this

function incidentList(){
            for(var i=0; i<desc.length; ++i){
             $("#container").append(desc[i]);
        }
      }

the method .text() will replace the content of the div but .append() will append so you will have all the data displayed.

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 13:01

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