text buttons

[squiblo]

i have this working code...

<form action="" method="POST">
   <?php
    if (!isset($_POST['all'])){
    echo "<input type='submit' name='all' value='View all categories'>";
    }
else
{
echo "<input type='submit' name='popular' value='View popular categories'>";
}
    ?>


<?php
    if (!isset($_POST['all'])){
    echo "<h2>Popular Categories</h2>";
	}
	else 
	{
	echo  "<h2>All Categories</h2>";
	}
	?>

 

but how can i change this so i do not have to use buttons, but i can use ordinary text

[Aravinthan]

What do you mean?

 

Is this part of a form? or just a plain text?

 

If you want to send form details, you would need the submit button to send them via $_POST

[Julian]

I did that using js, try this code:

 

 

script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function getsupport ( selectedtype )
{
  document.YOUR_FORM_NAME.supporttype.value = selectedtype ;
  document. YOUR_FORM_NAME.submit() ;
}
-->
  </script>
<a href="javascript:getsupport('pass')">View popular categories</a>
<input type="hidden" name="supporttype"/>

 

[squiblo]

i have just decided to use buttons, but now i have another problem, if the form action is linked to the same page like "<form action='EXAMPLE'..." and a button is click within the form, how can i stop the page from scrolling back to the top then the button has been clicked?

[Julian]

You can try with anchors

[squiblo]

im new to php ive never heard of anchors, how do you set up and anchor?

[Julian]

Is not PHP is simple HTML code:

 

<a name="ANCHOR_NAME" id="ANCHOR_NAME"></a>

 

Just place the anchor where you want the page to land after submission.