using html values in the same page without posting the form

[learnphp1]

Hi All

i have an html tag as under

<td >
<input type="RADIO" name="value<?php echo $row['vmID'] ?>" id="value<?php echo $row['vmID'] ?>" maxlength="100" value="<?php echo $row['vmID'] ?>" onclick="$j('#showValues').show();" /> <?php echo $row['values']; ?>
</td>
<?php }?>
</tr>
<tr id="showValues" style="display:none">
<td align="right">Title:</td>
<td colspan="3" align="left">

                <input style="width: 250px;" type="text" name="showVal" id="showVal" value="" valtype="ALNUM BLANK" valerror="Missing - Title" maxlength="100"  />
            </td>

        </tr>

Now i want to use the value of value1 in the "showValues" . how do i get that value passed so that i can use it in the <tr>

Any help would be appriciated

[dalecosp]

In PHP all values within the script are available at the time of page rendering.

If you're looking to play with user input on a page, prior to submission of a form, you're looking for Javascript.