Variable on radio buton

[lamboman]

I am wondering if this is posible. I have a group of radio butons. I would like to make them as variables so that I can use an "if then" statment in another part of the page to show an image depending on which button is selected.

 

<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">

  <p>

    <label>

      <input type="radio" name="color" value="red" id="color_0" />

      red</label>

    <br />

    <label>

      <input type="radio" name="color" value="blue" id="color_1" />

      blue</label>

[Maq]

Sure it's possible.  What part do you need help with?

[lamboman]

Just on how exactly do I define the button as a variable?

[wildteen88]

When the form has been submitted use the $_POST['color'] superglobal variable. This will return the value of the selected radio button

[lamboman]

I need to do everything before the post.

When a user click on the radio button, certain images on the same page will change as will some text. I need to set each button as a variable so that when it is clicked it will change the information on the same page at the same time

[Maq]

I need to do everything before the post.

When a user click on the radio button, certain images on the same page will change as will some text. I need to set each button as a variable so that when it is clicked it will change the information on the same page at the same time

Then you have to use Javascript, more specifically, the onClick() event and change the DOM that way.

[grissom]

In which case, you don't need to use variables at all, just use your HTML as it stands, and, as MAq suggests, use the javascript onClick event.

 

One little thing, your naming convention will probably work OK, but I'm paranoid and I try to keep names of elements different to any of the defined words in javascript or PHP. As a precaution, I'd recommend changing the name to :    name = "my_color'    (actually being British, I'd spell it "my_colour" but that's by the by)

[Bl4ckMaj1k]

Javascript is the only language that can handle what you are trying to do. PHP can only run conditions when an action is made. Checking a checkbox or clicking a radio button does not constitute as an actual 'action'. Javascript will do whatever you want. Crazy thing is, just this morning I went to W3Schools and learned a large amount of Javascript. What you wish to achieve can be done so simply with Javascript!!!

 

Basically you need to do something like the following (and please, any Javascript experts correct me if I am wrong) :

 

if (document.getElementById('checkbox_id').checked) {
  //Do some stuff...
}else if(document.getElementById('other_checkbox_id').checked) {
  //do_something_else
}

 

Remember, your id can be a variable, an array, whatever you need it to be to get the results. Now when it comes to what exactly goes between the 'if' or the 'elseif' statement still confuses me....Good Luck!!!!