dumb question, javascript and php

fahrvergnuugen

I want to create a column of checkboxes that belong to different Purchase Orders.

Normally I would just name each checkbox like this:
<input type="checkbox" name="input[$poid][status]" value="checked">

So it submits as a multi dimensional array

The problem is, I want to put a "Check All" button that selects all of the checkboxes, which can only be done with javascript.

Lucky for me, javascript cannot target a checkbox that has a bracket "[" in its name. You get a syntax error, "invalid input" or some garbage.

Surely someone else has figured out a way to have your cake and eat it too?

bastien

What about populating the boxes serverside?

If the 'check all' box ix ticked, on the server side, turn all the boxes to 'on'...then you won't have to worry about javascript issues....

hth
Bastien

fahrvergnuugen

I'm afraid that won't work here.
The data is being accessed on an IBM AS/400 via ODBC and it's REALLY slow. I'm trying to do as little server side as possible.

fahrvergnuugen

Here is an example:

My Button looks like this:
<input type="button" name="button" onClick="this.value=check(this.form.checkboxes)" value="Check All" class="submit">

My CheckBoxes like this:

I added the id directive, so javascript targets the widget based on the id and php can still use the name[] to make an array.

Anon

that was a good idea how you solved that....

here is the answer to your other porblem:

document.formname.elements['fieldname[sub][subsub]'].value=newvalue;