jQuery + Bootstrap, checkbox button group & select multiple input, submit to form - php

Question

Here's the html code:
<Div>
<Div ‪#‎btn‬-group>
<button value=0><img />Foo</button>
<button value=1 class=active><img />Lor</button>
<button value=2 class=active><img />Bar</button>
<button value=3><img />Ips</button>
</div>
<select hidden multiple>
<option value=0>
<option value=1 selected>
<option value=2 selected>
<option value=3>
</select>
</div>
http://jsfiddle.net/n6ns4/5/
I dont want it to constantly be running. So I have been trying to call .on() and .click() and .trigger() on the buttons. Which would then if check for "active", then add a selected, else remove selected. But the buttons dont toggle to ".active" until after the click/on/trigger completes.
I dont care what you change, but the requirements:
button needs to contain dynamic image and text (which is why i'm not
using checkbox.)
and the result needs to be able to submit to a form.
eventually it's going to use php laravel for the content.
Basically, if a button is pressed on top, and has the class 'active'...
Then the corresponding select option should have the attribute 'selected'
Or... Simply a way to submit a group of separated, toggling buttons with a dynamic image on them, to a form.

Answer 1

oh I like that answer Kalley, this is what I got.
<script>
$(function() {
$("#btn‬Group button").click(function(){
var $thisButton = $('#btnGrouSelect option[value'+$(this).attr('value')+']');
if($(this).hasClass('active')){
$(this).removeClass('active');
if($thisButton.is(':selected')){} else {$thisButton.prop("selected", false)}
} else {
$(this).addClass('active');
if($thisButton.is(':selected')){} else { $thisButton.prop("selected", true)}
}
//$thisValue = $(this).attr('value');
})
});
// BEGIN: jQuery functions on load
</script>
<Div>
<Div id="btn‬Group">
<button value=0>[img0] 0</button>
<button value=1>[img1] 1</button>
<button value=2>[img2] 2</button>
<button value=3>[img3] 3</button>
</div>
<select multiple id="btnGrouSelect">
<option value=0>0</option>
<option value=1>1</option>
<option value=2>2</option>
<option value=3>3</option>
</select>
<input type="submit">
</div>

Answer 2

So, something like this fiddle:
$(document).ready(function () {
$('div.partnerBtnGroup button').on('click', function (ev) {
var btn = $(this).toggleClass('active');
var uid = btn.prop("value");
$("select option[value='" + uid + "']").prop('selected', btn.hasClass('active'));
$('pre').html(JSON.stringify($('#partnersSelect').val()));
ev.stopPropagation();
});
});

Answer 3

I solved it using the method described here, trying to use select was a poor decision. answer source:
<button type="button"> used as form value on submit
jsfiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/nQFxU/3/
code
HTML
<div id="btn-group">
<button type="button" data-name="uid0" class="btn" data-toggle="btn-input" data-target="#puBtn0" value="uid0">
<img src="http://placehold.it/50">
<br>Randy</button>
<input type="hidden" id="puBtn0" />
<button type="button" data-name="uid1" class="btn" data-toggle="btn-input" data-target="#puBtn1" value="uid1">
<img src="http://placehold.it/50">
<br>Dick</button>
<input type="hidden" id="puBtn1" />
<button type="button" data-name="uid2" class="btn" data-toggle="btn-input" data-target="#puBtn2" value="uid2">
<img src="http://placehold.it/50">
<br>Jane</button>
<input type="hidden" id="puBtn2" />
<button type="button" data-name="uid3" class="btn" data-toggle="btn-input" data-target="#puBtn3" value="uid3">
<img src="http://placehold.it/50">
<br>Alice</button>
<input type="hidden" id="puBtn3" />
<button type="button" data-name="uid4" class="btn" data-toggle="btn-input" data-target="#puBtn4" value="uid4">
<img src="http://placehold.it/50">
<br>John</button>
<input type="hidden" id="puBtn4" />
</div>
JS
$(document).ready(function () {
$('[data-toggle="btn-input"]').each(function () {
var $this = $(this);
var $input = $($this.data('target'));
var name = $this.data('name');
var active = false; // Maybe check button state instead
$this.on('click', function () {
active = !active;
if (active) $input.attr('name', name).val($this.val());
else $input.removeAttr('name').removeAttr('value');
$this.button('toggle');
});
});
});
conclusion
This works, it's a lot less hassle, and it's just as easy to put into effect. The downside to this is in my form submit result I have .html?ID1=ID1&ID2=ID2 when I was hoping for .html?users=ID1+ID2+ID3