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I'm looking for a better way of writing this repetitive jQuery function:

(function($) {
  var mobileAmount = 300;

  $('#_100').click(function() {
    $('*').removeClass('-amount-active');
    $('#_100').addClass('-amount-active');
    mobileAmount = 100;
  });
  $('#_200').click(function() {
    $('*').removeClass('-amount-active');
    $('#_200').addClass('-amount-active');
    mobileAmount = 200;
  });
  $('#_300').click(function() {
    $('*').removeClass('-amount-active');
    $('#_300').addClass('-amount-active');
    mobileAmount = 300;
  });

  ...

})( jQuery );

There is a number of amount buttons and each time one is clicked it receives the active class for styling and updates the mobileAmount variable.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Well the info is a bit succinct, however it seems that the amount is a decisive factor, so either loop the possible different amounts per 100 or find a shared selector and read the amount from the selectors id attribute. I think however that the question itself is not really on-topic (cfr: help center) \$\endgroup\$
    – Icepickle
    Sep 4, 2017 at 14:47
  • \$\begingroup\$ Please explain what you are trying to accomplish with this code, and make that the title of the question. (See How to Ask.) Ideally, you should include a demonstration (press Ctrl-M in the question editor). We could give you much better advice if you provide the full context. I suspect that code repetitiveness should not be your primary concern here — you probably have other issues like flexibility and correctness that you should worry about more. \$\endgroup\$ Sep 4, 2017 at 15:58
  • \$\begingroup\$ Thanks for your comments. Fortunately Sintu came up with just what I was after but I will keep this in mind when asking future questions. Is it still worth trying to improve the question or should I leave it now that it's been answered? \$\endgroup\$
    – bas
    Sep 5, 2017 at 16:49

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Steps to fix this:

  • Add class 'amount-button' to all buttons
  • Add attribute data-mobileamount to all buttons and assign values like 100, 200, .. to each button.

For example:
<button class="amount-button" data-mobileamount="100" >Mobile Amount 100</button >
<button class="amount-button" data-mobileamount="200">Mobile Amount 200</button>

 (function($) {
  var mobileAmount = 300;
  $('.amount-button').click(function() {
    $('*').removeClass('-amount-active');
    $(this).addClass('-amount-active');
    mobileAmount = $(this).data('mobileamount');
  });
})( jQuery );
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