Updated jQuery Impromptu Loan Calculator
The jQuery Impromptu Loan Calculator has been around for some time now, but it had a couple things missing. First was a Down Payment option. This is pretty easy to figure really in your head before computing the numbers, but its always included in these type calculations. I guess its the more formal approach. Secondly, figuring an interest rate of 0% never worked, and with our stellar interest rates at the moment that is a must!
Here goes the rebirth of the code:
function openLoanCalculatorPrompt(o){
o = jQuery.extend({},{ amount:100000, down: 1500, years:15, rate:5 },o);
var formstr = '<p>Calculate monthly payments:</p>'+
'<div class="field"><label for="intamount">Amount</label><input type="text" name="intamount" id="intamount" value="'+ o.amount +'" /></div>'+
'<div class="field"><label for="intdown">Down Payment</label><input type="text" name="intdown" id="intdown" value="'+ o.down +'" /></div>'+
'<div class="field"><label for="intyears">Years</label><input type="text" name="intyears" id="intyears" value="'+ o.years +'" /></div>'+
'<div class="field"><label for="intrate">Rate</label><input type="text" name="intrate" id="intrate" value="'+ o.rate +'" /></div>';
jqistates = {
state0: {
html: formstr,
focus: 1,
buttons: { Cancel: false, Calculate: true },
submit: function(v, m, f){
var e = "";
m.find('.errorBlock').hide('fast',function(){ jQuery(this).remove(); });
if (v) {
if(isNaN(f.intamount))
e += "Please enter a numeric amount (No commas)<br />";
if(isNaN(f.intdown))
e += "Please enter a numeric down payment (No commas)<br />";
if(isNaN(f.intyears))
e += "Please enter a numeric number of years<br />";
if(isNaN(f.intrate))
e += "Please enter a numeric interest rate<br />";
if (e == "") {
var interest = f.intrate/100;
var years = f.intyears;
var amount = f.intamount-f.intdown;
var n = years * 12;
if(f.intrate == 0){
var m = amount / n;
}
else{
var i = interest / 12;
var i_to_n = Math.pow((i + 1), n);
var p = amount * ((i * i_to_n) / (i_to_n - 1));
var m = Math.round(p * 100) / 100;
}
jQuery.prompt.getStateContent('state1').find('#intmonthlypayment').text(m);
jQuery.prompt.goToState('state1');
}
else{
jQuery('<div class="errorBlock" style="display: none;">'+ e +'</div>').prependTo(m).show('slow');
}
return false;
}
else return true;
}
},
state1: {
html: 'Monthly Payment: $<span id="intmonthlypayment"></span>',
focus: 1,
buttons: { Back: false, Done: true },
submit: function(v,m,f){
if(v)
return true;
jQuery.prompt.goToState('state0');
return false;
}
}
};
$.prompt(jqistates);
}
And to run this beast is pretty easy, even if you're not that familiar with javascript, it is a single simple javascript function call:
openLoanCalculatorPrompt({amount:150000, down:1000, years:30, rate:5.25});
There was previously a video of it in action, which is out of date but it does show how it works:
Thats it, hope you enjoy!