[RESOLVED] Checked

neljan

Really sorry about the level of nubness in this quesiton...

 if($ds['email_hide']) $email_hide = ' checked="checked"';
else $email_hide = '';

This is saying: "by default, check the 'hide email' box" ?

Basically I would like it non-checked by default, but showing as checked upon returning to the form if the user checked it.

Thank you.

Krik

I am guessing that "$ds['email_hide']" is the value being pulled from the database.

So, if the form field has the same name as the database column, some thing like this will work.

 if($_POST['email_hide']) $email_hide = ' checked="checked"';
else $email_hide = '';

neljan

Hey Krik.

Yes, theres a column in the database entitled 'email_hide' and if the user checks the email hide box and submits, the database is updated as '1'. If they uncheck it and submit, it's shown as '0'.

Ok your solution worked, however now when a user checks the box and submits, and later returns to the form, it's not shown within the form as being checked (it should be, since it is marked in the db as 1/checked).

wow... why cant anything be simple :bemused:

Krik

Basically I would like it non-checked by default, but showing as checked upon returning to the form if the user checked it.

I assumed that meant checked only when submitting the form and not when viewing the database info.

if($_POST['email_hide'] == 1 || $ds['email_hide'] == 1) {
    $email_hide = ' checked="checked"';
}
else {
    $email_hide = ''; 
}

That is about the same as before just it checks for both and it makes sure the value is "1" because if it were "2" (for some inexplicable reason :eek: ) you would also have the box checked. Basically just narrowing down what values will cause the box to be checked.

neljan

You're a legend Krik 🙂