checkboxes

[czukoman20]

          <label>
          <span class="style6">
          <input type="checkbox" name="sto" id="stocks" />
          Stocks</span></label>
          <span class="style6">
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="com" id="commodities" />
          Commodities</label>
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="mort" id="mortgages" />
          Mortgages</label>
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="fin" id="financial planning" />
          Financial Planning</label>
          </span><span class="style5"><label></label>
          </span>
          <label></label>
          <span class="style6">
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="edu" id="education" />
          Ed. on Investing</label>
          </span></p>
        <p>
          <input name="email2" type="text" id="email2" size="45" />
        </p>
        <p>
          <input name="phone" type="text" id="phone" size="45" />
          </p></td>

 

I have these checkboxes.. in my submit form.

 

I would like to know how to manipulate them so that when one is checked on, it will echo that category

 

how would i go about doing this

[AndyB]

Instead of ... type="checkbox" name="edu" ... use an array for the checkboxes, then check the value returned when the form is submitted.

 

... type="checkbox" name="box[]" value="edu" ...

[czukoman20]

Ok .... Im confused by

use an array for the checkboxes, then check the value returned when the form is submitted.

 

Could u possibly give me a working example code..

[AndyB]

http://www.computing.net/webdevel/wwwboard/forum/1122.html

[czukoman20]

ok well i did that... and now im stuck again.. cause its giving a avalue for the checked check boxes just a single word array

 

   

if(isset($_POST['button']))
{  


$req_user_info = $database->getUserInfo($req_user);

   $email2 =$_POST['email2'];
   $companyname=$_POST['companyname'];
   $realname =$_POST['realname']; 
   $last_name =$_POST['last_name'];
   $phone =$_POST['phone'];
   $market =$_POST['market']; 
foreach ($market as $marketname)
{
echo "$marketname\n";
}

$message2 = $realname." $last_name has submitted a Advertise with us form to adworld.,\n\n"
             ."This persons information is as follows\n"
		 ."----------------------------\n"
    		 ."Contact Name: $realname $last_name\n "
		 ."Company: $compname\n "
   			 ."E-mail: $email2\n "
             ."Phone: $phone\n "
		 ."This person is interested in the following categories\n"
		 ."$marketname\n"
		 ."----------------------------\n"
		 ."";	  


<input type="checkbox" name="market[]" value="Stocks" />
          Stocks</span></label>
          <span class="style6">
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="market[]" value="Commodities" />
          Commodities</label>
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="market[]" value="Mortgages" />
          Mortgages</label>
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="market[]" value="Financial Planning" />
          Financial Planning</label>
          </span><span class="style5"><label></label>
          </span>
          <label></label>
          <span class="style6">
          <label>
          <input type="checkbox" name="market[]" value="Ed. on Investing" />
          Ed. on Investing</label>
          </span></p>

 

 

that is what i have this.. grant it the checkbox is in a form that works.. but im concentrating on the transfering the values when they are checked

 

Thanks

 

[BlueSkyIS]

http://www.computing.net/webdevel/wwwboard/forum/1122.html

 

loop over the elements of the array as in that tutorial?

[AndyB]

I don't understand the code you posted at all.  Typically the idea is to organize your script thus:

 

if (the submit button has been pressed)

    abstract the form data and process it

 

otherwise (display the form)

 

The example I pointed you too explained exactly how to determine which of an unlimited number of checkboxes in a form had been checked.

 

Perhaps you need to review the article and review your code logic in light of the above.

[czukoman20]

well i figured it out thanks