checkbox list[ ] and php ???

[Anon]

hi all,

I have got a list of checkboxes with the name="del_sel[]" (which is actually an array) everything was working fine but now if I am going to add a bit javascript to select all checkboxes then it is not working.. for example..

If I define the name of checkboxes like name="del_sel" then it's working fine but if I makw it an array it is not working.. like if I use name="del_sel[]" then this javascript code is not running.

And if I use the first one like name="del_sel" then the javascript is working but PHP is unable to receive it as an Array ..

What the hell is wrong ??

Thanx in advance..

[Anon]

the javascript code is below

function checkAll(field)
{
dml=document.myform;
len = dml.elements.length;
for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
{
field.checked = true ;
}
}


what is wrong ??

[Anon]

Hi!

Obviously, not every field of the form is a checkbox. You should also check all within the same group (that have the same name). So use this code:
function checkAll(f, baseName) {
len = f.elements.length;
for(var i = 0; i < len; i++)
{
if (f.elements.name == baseName && f.elements.checked == false) {
f.elements.checked = true;
}
}
}

f is a form. So call it like
<form name='yourname' method='post' action='/formhandler.php' target='_self' onsubmit="return checkAll(this, 'checkbox1[]')">

Hope this helps,
Stas