how to echo a checkbox and radio button (if checked or not)

[Deserteye]

I have a script where a user has options to choose if he/she wants to recieve emails from other members. but I want the user to be able to edit that. When they go into their user cp, how would I echo either if the checkbox is checked or not by what it is currently set to?

[chriscloyd]

well did u save them into a database when they choose if they want to or not?

[manichean]

All you have to do is get the value (presumably you storing it in a databse) and perform the following

For a checkbox (you do the same for a radio button)
[quote]
<?php
// This assumes you have pulled the info from a database storing it into $row['checkbox']
// and that you know the value to either be true or false
if ($row['checkbox']){
$checkboxChecked = "checked=\"checked\"";
}else{
$checkboxChecked = "";
}
?>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox" id="checkbox" <?php echo $checkboxChecked ?> />
[/quote]

[Daniel0]

Shorter: [code]<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox" id="checkbox"<?php echo $row['checkbox'] ? ' checked="checked"' : null; ?> />[/code]