[RESOLVED] Prefilling a checkbox

[joe69]

I have a page with a form. I fill all the text boxes and there are 9 check boxes for various things. What I am having trouble with it on the second page. it looks like the first but when the submit button is pressed on the first page it prefills all the tex boxes. I can't get the check boxes to prefill if they are checked. can anyone help this is all in PHP

[kato_san]

i'm not entirely shure but i think you have to add --> checked="checked" <-- to your html like seen below :

<input type="checkbox" name="Kenntnisse_in" value="HTML" checked="checked">

if not post som code please

kato

[joe69]

ok this is the input on the first page

<input type=checkbox name=road value=true>

this is the second page

$road = $_REQUEST['road'];

if($road=true){
echo "<TD><input type=checkbox value=on>Road Biking</TD>";
}else{
echo "<TD><input type=checkbox>Road Biking</TD>";
}

Like I say I am PHP stupid so please forgive my ignorance

[kato_san]

$road = $_REQUEST['road'];

== if you want to test for true

if($road==true){

echo "<TD><input type=checkbox value=on checked="checked">Road Biking</TD>";

}else{
echo "<TD><input type=checkbox>Road Biking</TD>";
}

[joe69]

Thanks for the Help Kato. that worked. I was missing the == . At one time I had checked=checked in there but at that point it would check whether i wanted it to or not. one more thing. Do I need that value = on in there? and if so why?

[kato_san]

the value -tag contanis the value for the next form and would be post to the $_REQUEST Array on the next page