Forms + Checkboxes

[Anon]

Since you cannot assign a checkbox a value (ie: ..type=checkbox value=bob...) how can I give a whole bunch of checkboxes integer values, then print them out on the form processing page using PHP?

[Anon]

Well,I couldn't understand the problem exactly, but I can tell you how I handle such situations.
Form page

<form action=form.php method=Post>
<input type=checkbox name=chec[] value=1>
First<br>
<input type=checkbox name=chec[] value=2>
Second<br>
<input type=checkbox name=chec[] value=3>
Third<br>
</form>

And here is the form.php

<?
$checkbox_array = @$HTTP_POST_VARS["chec[]"]
if (is_array($checkbox_array))
{
//at least one of them is checked
foreach ($checkbox_array as $val)
{
echo "Number $val is checked<br>";
}
}
else
{
die ("None of them is checked")
}

?>

I think you can get something out of the above code, and write smth to handle your problem...

[giovo]

josh-o wrote:

Since you cannot assign a checkbox a value (ie: ..type=checkbox value=bob...)

Who told you that? Of course you can, or I must be doing something wrong. ;-)

[giovo]

Mustafa your code is buggy. It doesn't work.

This will work:

<?
$checkbox_array = @$HTTP_POST_VARS["chec[]"];

if (is_array($checkbox_array))
{
//at least one of them is checked
foreach ($checkbox_array as $val)
{
echo "Number $val is checked<br>";
}
}
else
{
die ("None of them is checked");
}

?>

You eate some caracters. ;-)