On 28 August 2008 00:04, tedd advised:
> At 12:07 AM +0200 8/28/08, Maciek Sokolewicz wrote:
>> <input type="check" name="my_checkboxes[1]" value="1" /> 1<br />
>> <input type="check" name="my_checkboxes[2]" value="1" /> 1<br />
>> <input type="check" name="my_checkboxes[3]" value="1" /> 1<br />
>> <input type="check" name="my_checkboxes[4]" value="1" /> 1<br />
>>
>> $my_checked_checkboxes = $_REQUEST['my_checkboxes']; // whichever
>> you wish, $_GET or $_POST, I don't care right now; you choose.
>
> Yeah, I remember that -- but a bit different.
>
> Don't use indexes, but rather just my_checkboxes[]
>
> and on the php side
>
> $my_checked_checkboxes = $_REQUEST['my_checkboxes'];
>
> The array $my_checked_checkboxes equals the $_REQUEST$_/$_POST/$_GET
> array -- all the indexes will match (i.e., $my_checked_checkboxes[3]
is
> the same as $_POST[3]).
>
> The only problem I have with that method is that the [] becomes
> confusing with dealing with javascript that can also handles the form.
>
> One of the ways to get around this is to:
>
> <input type="checkbox" name="my_checkboxes[]"
> id="my_checkbox_1" value="1" >
>
> That way php will use "name" and javascript will use "id".
Why???
<form name="my_form" ... >
<input type="checkbox" name="my_checkboxes[]" ... >
</form>
<script language="Javascript">
checkboxes = document.my_form["my_checkboxes[]"];
</script>
Cheers!
Mike
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