using if statements with checkboxs

[errcricket]

Greetings,

 

I have several checkboxes - and  if one is chosen, I would like to display certain radio buttons.

I have a system that works using javascript and visibility options, but each set of radio buttons take up a line of space whether they are visible or not. So when nothing is selected there is this empty massive space.

 

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<div id="myGroup8" style="visibility: hidden;"> <?php include ("x1.html"); ?> </div>
<div id="myGroup9" style="visibility: hidden;"> <?php include ("x2.html"); ?> </div>
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<form><input type="checkbox" onclick="toggle(this, 'myGroup7')" setVisibility('myGroup7','collapse'); name="x1" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['x1'])) echo 'checked="checked"';?>"> x1
<input type="checkbox" onclick="toggle(this, 'myGroup8')" setVisibility('myGroup8','collapse'); name="x2" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['x2'])) echo 'checked="checked"';?>"> x2</form>
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I would prefer using php to accomplish this task - something like below (but that actually works)...

 

if(isset($_POST['x1']))
include ("x1.html");


<input type="checkbox" onclick="???; name="x1" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['x1'])) echo 'checked="checked"';?>"> x1

 

This is not going into a database, these actions must occur on the onclick (i.e. not on a submit button), and I would like the space to expand/contract depending on checkbox states. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

 

- c

[.josh]

php is a server-side language, parsed on the server.  It cannot do this sort of thing.

[errcricket]

Sadly, I completely overlooked that. Dang! Thanks for the reminder.

[mikesta707]

Instead of using the visibility style, you could use the display style. If you set it to none, then it won't take up any of the space it usually does