Grade Calculator
A Tech Talk on user inputs using Javascript. The grade calculator takes multiple values and does a calculation on them. User input can be useful for other projects, such as being used as a query.
%%HTML
<!-- Help Message -->
<h3>Input scores, press tab to add each new grade.</h3>
<p> (A+, A) = 4.0 <br>
(A-) = 3.7 <br>
(B+) = 3.3 <br>
(B) = 3.0 <br>
(B-) = 2.7 <br>
(C+) = 2.4 <br>
(C) = 2.1 <br>
(C-) = 1.8 <br>
(D+) = 1.5 <br>
(D) = 1.2 <br>
(D-) = 1.0 <br>
(F) = 0.0 <br>
</p>
<!-- Instructions -->
<h2> Please put a letter in the box and itll calculate it based on the key above. </h2>
<!-- Totals -->
<ul>
<li>
Total : <span id="total">0.0</span>
Count : <span id="count">0</span>
Average : <span id="average">0.0</span>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- Rows added using scores ID -->
<div id="scores">
<!-- javascript generated inputs -->
</div>
<script>
// GPA mapping
const gpaMapping = {
"A+": 4.0,
"A": 4.0,
"A-": 3.7,
"B+": 3.3,
"B": 3.0,
"B-": 2.7,
"C+": 2.4,
"C": 2.1,
"C-": 1.8,
"D+": 1.5,
"D": 1.2,
"D-": 1.0,
"F": 0.0
};
// Executes on input event and calculates totals
function calculator(event) {
var key = event.key;
// Check if the pressed key is the "Tab" key (key code 9) or "Enter" key (key code 13)
if (key === "Tab" || key === "Enter") {
event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default behavior (tabbing to the next element)
var array = document.getElementsByName('score'); // setup array of scores
var total = 0; // running total
var count = 0; // count of input elements with valid values
for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) { // iterate through array
var value = array[i].value.trim().toUpperCase(); // Convert input to uppercase and remove extra spaces
if (gpaMapping[value]) {
total += gpaMapping[value]; // add GPA value to running total
count++;
}
}
// update totals
document.getElementById('total').innerHTML = total.toFixed(2); // show two decimals
document.getElementById('count').innerHTML = count;
if (count > 0) {
document.getElementById('average').innerHTML = (total / count).toFixed(2);
} else {
document.getElementById('average').innerHTML = "0.0";
}
// adds newInputLine, only if all array values satisfy GPA mapping
if (count === document.getElementsByName('score').length) {
newInputLine(count); // make a new input line
}
}
}
// Creates a new input box
function newInputLine(index) {
// Add a label for each score element
var title = document.createElement('label');
title.htmlFor = index;
title.innerHTML = index + ". ";
document.getElementById("scores").appendChild(title); // add to HTML
// Setup score element and attributes
var score = document.createElement("input"); // input element
score.id = index; // id of input element
score.onkeydown = calculator; // Each key triggers event (using function as a value)
score.type = "text"; // Use text type to allow typing letter grades
score.name = "score"; // name is used to group all "score" elements (array)
score.style.textTransform = "uppercase"; // Convert input to uppercase
score.style.textAlign = "right";
score.style.width = "5em";
document.getElementById("scores").appendChild(score); // add to HTML
// Create and add blank line after input box
var br = document.createElement("br"); // line break element
document.getElementById("scores").appendChild(br); // add to HTML
// Set focus on the new input line
document.getElementById(index).focus();
}
// Creates input box on Window load
newInputLine(0);
</script>
Input scores, press tab to add each new grade.
(A+, A) = 4.0
(A-) = 3.7
(B+) = 3.3
(B) = 3.0
(B-) = 2.7
(C+) = 2.4
(C) = 2.1
(C-) = 1.8
(D+) = 1.5
(D) = 1.2
(D-) = 1.0
(F) = 0.0
Please put a letter in the box and itll calculate it based on the key above.
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