var nameString;

$(document).ready(function() {


	$("#pleaseWait").show();
	var dataUrl = "https://data.novascotia.ca/resource/emf8-vmuy.json";

	$.ajax({
		type: "GET",
		url: dataUrl,
        dataType: "json",
		success: function(json){
			nameString = json;
			console.log(nameString);
		},
		error: function() {
			alert("An error occurred while processing XML file.");
		}
	});

	$("#year").change(function(){
		getNameData();
	});
});

function getNameData() {
    var selectedYear = $("#year").find(":selected").text();
	var selectedYearId = $("#year").find(":selected").val();

	$("#pleaseWait").hide();


	$("#names-list").empty();
	for (i = 0; i < nameString.length; i++) {
		if (nameString[i].year.substring(0, 4) == $("#year").find(":selected").text()) {
			$("#names-list").append("<li>" + nameString[i].first_name + "</li");
		}
	}
}