Select Option Web Control with Knockout.js and MVVM

<!-- Step 1 - Create the HTML File or the View -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <!-- Step 2 - Include jquery and knockout -->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.pack.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://knockoutjs.com/downloads/knockout-3.0.0.js"></script>
     
    <!-- Step 3 - Add script to run when page loads -->
    <script type="text/javascript" >
        $(document).ready(function(){
 
 
            <!-- Step 4 - Create a data model -->
            var SelectableListDataModel = function () {
                // Private
                var _self = this;

                // Public
                _self.labels = new Array(); // Should have same count as values
                _self.values = new Array(); // Should have same count as Labels
                _self.defaultValue = 0;
                _self.canSelectMethod = function () { return true; },
                _self.push = function (label, value) {
                    _self.labels.push(label);
                    _self.values.push(value);
                };
            };
 
            <!-- Step 5 - Add an OptionViewModel -->
            var OptionViewModel = function(parent, label, value, canSelectMethod) {
                // private
                var _self = this;
                var _parent = parent;

                // public
                _self.id = ko.observable();
                _self.class = ko.observable();
                _self.label = label ? ko.observable(label) : ko.observable();
                _self.value = value ? ko.observable(value) : ko.observable();
                _self.isSelected = ko.computed(function () {
                    return (_parent && _parent.selectedValue) ? _parent.selectedValue() == _self.value() : false;
                }, _self);
                _self.canSelect = canSelectMethod ? ko.computed(canSelectMethod) : ko.computed(function () { return true; });
            };

            <!-- Step 6 - Add an SelectViewModel -->
            var SelectViewModel = function (selectableListDataModel) {
                // private
                var _self = this;
                var _defaultDataModel = new SelectableListDataModel();
                var _dataModel = selectableListDataModel ? selectableListDataModel : _defaultDataModel;

                // Public
                _self.canSelect = (_dataModel.canSelectMethod)? ko.computed(_dataModel.canSelectMethod) : ko.computed(_defaultDataModel.canSelectMethod);
                _self.list = ko.observableArray();
                _self.selectedValue = _dataModel.defaultValue ? ko.observable(_dataModel.defaultValue) : ko.observable();
                
                if (_dataModel.labels && _dataModel.values) {
                    for (var i = 0; i < _dataModel.labels.length; i++) {
                        _self.list.push(new OptionViewModel(_self, _dataModel.labels[i], _dataModel.values[i], _self.canSelect));
                    }
                }
                
                _self.selectedIndex = ko.computed(function () {
                    var index = 0;
                    var foundIndex = -1;
                    ko.utils.arrayForEach(_self.list(), function (item) {
                        if (_self.selectedValue() == item.value()) {
                            foundIndex = index;
                        }
                        index++;
                    });
                    return foundIndex;
                }, _self);

                _self.selectedText = ko.computed(function () {
               _self.selectedText = ko.computed(function () {
                    var index = _self.selectedIndex();
                    return (_self.list()[index]) ? _self.list()[index].label() : "";
                }, _self);
                }, _self);
                
                _self.clear = function (value) {
                    _self.selectedValue(value ? value : "");
                };
            }
 
            <!-- Step 7 - Create ViewModel for whatever you need -->
            function SurveyAnswerViewModel() {
                var self = this;
                 
                <!-- Step 8 - Create an observable list instance -->
                self.dataModel = new SelectableListDataModel();
                self.dataModel.labels = new Array("Good", "Average", "Poor");
                self.dataModel.values = new Array(10,5,1);
                self.dataModel.selectedValue = 10;
                
                <!-- Step 9 - Create a SelectViewModel instance -->
                self.selectGroup1 = new SelectViewModel(self.dataModel);                       
                 
                <!-- Step 10 - Create a computed value to require a selection before submitting -->
                self.canClick = ko.computed( function() {
                    return self.selectGroup1.selectedValue() != "";
                }, self);
                
                <!-- Step 11 - Make some button methods for this example -->
                self.submitClick = function(){
                    // Do something here
                }
                
                self.resetClick = function(){
                    self.selectGroup1.clear();
                }
            }
            
            <!-- Step 12 - Create a computed value to require a selection before submitting -->   
            ko.applyBindings(new SurveyAnswerViewModel());
        });
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <!-- Step 13 - Create a drop down select item -->
    <select data-bind="options: selectGroup1.list, optionsText: 'label', optionsValue: 'value', value: selectGroup1.selectedValue"></select>
    <br />
    
    <!-- Step 14 - Add html elements to see other properties -->
    <p data-bind="text: 'Index: ' +  selectGroup1.selectedIndex()"></p>
    <p data-bind="text: 'Value: ' +  selectGroup1.selectedValue()"></p>
    <p data-bind="text: 'Text: ' +  selectGroup1.selectedText()"></p>
     
    <!-- Step 15 - Add a button and bind its to methods -->
    <button type="submit" id="btnSubmit" data-bind="enable: canClick, click: submitClick">Submit</button>
    <button type="reset" id="btnReset" data-bind="enable: canClick, click: resetClick">Reset</button>
 
</body>
</html>

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