I have 42 checkboxes in my form as im programming a page where the user is choosing their interests.
By naming all the checkboxes "interest", is there any way of making an array of values?
Example:
<input type="checkbox" name="interest" value="34" />
<input type="checkbox" name="interest" value="19" />
//values in array
$interestArray[0] = 34;
$interestArray[1] = 19;
You're looking for this?
<form method="POST" action="">
<input type="checkbox" name="interest[]" value="34" />
<input type="checkbox" name="interest[]" value="19" />
<input type="checkbox" name="interest[]" value="56" />
//values in array
$_POST['interest'][0] = 34;
$_POST['interest'][1] = 19;
$_POST['interest'][2] = 56;
Specifying an arrays key is optional in HTML. If you do not specify the keys, the array gets filled in the order the elements appear in the form.
From PHP manual: How do I create arrays in a HTML ?
Yes you can:
<input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="A" />Acorn Building<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="B" />Brown Hall<br />
Then use the array:
<?php
$aDoor = $_POST['formDoor'];
.....
}
?>
Use PHP's array shortcut notation: name="interest[]". The [] tell PHP to treat multiple values as part of an array. Each checked checkbox will get its own entry in that array.
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i am having problem in printing the values of the different checkbox with the same name & different values..
PHP
//$infect_type=array();
$infect_type = isset($_POST['infect_type']) ? $_POST['infect_type'] : null;
$values= implode(",",$infect_type);
print_r($values);
HTML
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type" value="Blood Born" />
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type" value="Air Born" />
i can only get the value which is selected last before submitting.
Use array notation for checkboxes names:
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type[]" value="Blood Born" />
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type[]" value="Air Born" />
In this case $_POST['infect_type'] is going to be an array of checked values.
HTML
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type[]" value="Blood Born" />
<input type="checkbox" name="infect_type[]" value="Air Born" />
PHP
<?php
$infect_type = $_POST['infect_type'];
foreach ($infect_type as $i) {
echo $i;
//Change the code here
}
?>
This will do.
I've got a lot of radio boxes on a single page within my website.
I know it is possible to submit all of the options as an array that can be directly manipulated by PHP.
<input type="radio" name="SOMETHING_HERE" value="1" />
There are several radio groups and I'd like all of them to submit to one array.
All I'd like to know is the syntax which has to be used in the name="".
Use like this
<input type="radio" name="optionname[]" value="1" />
<input type="radio" name="optionname[]" value="2" />
.
.
You can have your form in either of the following ways.
<input type="radio" name="name[]" value="1" />
<input type="radio" name="name[]" value="2" />
Or
<input type="radio" name="question['question1']" value="1" />
<input type="radio" name="question['question2']" value="2" />
There by you setting the array definition yourself. Hope this answers your query.
HTML looks like this:
<input type="radio" name="name[]" value="1" />
<input type="radio" name="name[]" value="2" />
PHP accesses it like this:
<?php
$_POST['name'] = array('1','2');
Some things to note:
Order in array as compared to as it exists in HTML is not guaranteed
Trying to create a search function using multiple checkboxes, but seem to be only finding information related to $_POST requests.
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit" value="1">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit" value="2">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit" value="3">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit" value="4">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit" value="5">
What is the best way to get the query to look like this
search?fruit=1,2,3,4
Is there a way to do this non ajax?
Just to clarify...
Each value represents a different fruit.
Originally I did this
search?apple=1&orange=1
As I added more checkboxes, the query seemed inefficient.
I know that I can add the checkboxes into the array using the $_POST method
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="1">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="2">
As a few have suggested using this technique for a $_GET query would look something like this
search?fruit[]=1&fruit[]=2&fruit[]=5
So the question is really how to clean it up (comma seperated)
NOTE: As others have pointed out, it isn't necessary to pass a single parameter with a comma-separated value to end up with an array or a comma-separated value on the server. Frameworks like PHP can handle this with no JavaScript required. You can simply give each checkbox the same "name" attribute. That will cause multiple parameters with the same name to be passed to the server, which is just fine. In fact, it is the same result you would get if you used a <select multiptle="multiple"> element.
In PHP, if you use a name with square brackets at the end, like fruit[], you can then get an array on the server with:
$_GET['fruit']
And if you want a comma-separated value on the server, you can use:
implode(',', $_GET['fruit'])
But if you really want a single parameter with a comma-separated value, here is how you can do it:
You can use a form with a hidden input. Set the form's "method" to "get" and the hidden input's "name" to "fruit". Then add an event handler that sets the value of the hidden input to the comma-separated string when the form is submitted.
HTML:
<form id="fruitForm" action="search" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="fruit" />
<label><input type="checkbox" value="1" />apple</label><br />
<label><input type="checkbox" value="2" />banana</label><br />
<label><input type="checkbox" value="3" />orange</label><br />
<label><input type="checkbox" value="4" />pineapple</label><br />
<label><input type="checkbox" value="5" />grapefruit</label><br />
<button type="submit">submit</button>
</form>
JQuery:
$('#fruitForm').submit(function() {
var fruits = $('#fruitForm').find('input:checkbox:checked').map(function() {
return $(this).val();
}).get().join(',');
$('#fruitForm').find('input[name=fruit]').val(fruits);
});
Note: The checkbox elements do not have "name" attributes, so they do not get included in the form submission.
jsfiddle
Use fruit[] as the input name
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="1">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="2">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="3">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="4">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="5">
You will get the following:
echo "<pre>", print_r($_GET["fruit"], true);
Output
Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 2
[2] => 3
[3] => 4
[4] => 5
)
Try this, Use checkbox name as fruit[]. In php get the fruit array and converted as string using implode()
<?php
echo $fruits = implode(",",$_GET['fruit']); //1,2,3,4,5
?>
<form>
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="1">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="2">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="3">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="4">
<input type="checkbox" name="fruit[]" value="5">
<input type="submit">
</form>
hi i have multiple option in check box and when visitor or customer select multiple option then how i can get multiple values? plz explain with code thanks
Name the checkboxes with [] (or PHP will drop all but one of them (I don't recall if it is the first or last)).
<input type=checkbox name="foo[]" value="some value">
Then they will be accessible as an array in the $_GET or $_POST superglobal.
$_GET['foo'][]
Basically, set all the name tags to be the same for all your checkboxes (with []). Then in your script, the values will be available as an array
Html:
<input type="checkbox" name="tags[]" value="1" />
<input type="checkbox" name="tags[]" value="2" />
<input type="checkbox" name="tags[]" value="3" />
<input type="checkbox" name="tags[]" value="4" />
PHP:
print_r($_REQUEST['tags']);
Reference: http://www.kavoir.com/2009/01/php-checkbox-array-in-form-handling-multiple-checkbox-values-in-an-array.html
Like this
<input type="checkbox" name="foo[]" value="bar" />
<input type="checkbox" name="foo[]" value="baz" />
<input type="checkbox" name="foo[]" value="qux" />
<?php
print_r($_POST['foo']);
How can i get the names or id's of the multiple selected checkboxes on submit, using the PHP? Following is example form. Thanks.
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="orange" id="orange">
<input type="checkbox" name="apple" id="apple">
<input type="checkbox" name="sky" id="sky">
<input type="checkbox" name="sea" id="sea">
<br>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Checkbox values are submitted from a form only if the checkbox is selected. What's more, it's the name attribute that counts, not the ID.
There are several ways of handling checkboxes in PHP:
Give all checkboxes the same name followed by a pair of square brackets, so the entire set is treated as an array. In this case, give each checkbox a value.
Give each checkbox a different name and a value.
Give each checkbox a different name, but no value.
In each case, you need to check for the existence of the checkbox name in the $_POST array.
For example:
<input type="checkbox" name="color[]" id="orange" value="orange">
<input type="checkbox" name="color[]" id="apple" value="apple">
To get the values for these checkboxes:
if (isset($_POST['color'])) {
$colors = $_POST['color'];
// $colors is an array of selected values
}
However, if each checkbox has a different name and an explicit value like this:
<input type="checkbox" name="orange" id="orange" value="orange">
<input type="checkbox" name="apple" id="apple" value="apple">
You still need to use isset():
if (isset($_POST['orange'])) {
// orange has been set and its value is "orange"
}
If you don't set a value, the default value is "on", but it won't be in the $_POST array unless it has been selected, so you still need to use isset().
You need to give the inputs the same name:
<input type="checkbox" name="selection[]" value="orange">
<input type="checkbox" name="selection[]" value="apple">
<input type="checkbox" name="selection[]" value="sky">
<input type="checkbox" name="selection[]" value="sea">
Then iterate over the $_POST['selection'] array in PHP.
You won't get the ids but the names will be associative indexes in the $_POST array (and $_REQUEST). NOTE: They will only be available in the array if they were checked by the client.
if ($_POST['oragne'] == 'on')
You can set them up to post to PHP as arrays, if you build them similar to below:
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="box_group_1[oragne]" id="oragne">
<input type="checkbox" name="box_group_1[apple]" id="apple">
<input type="checkbox" name="box_group_1[sky]" id="sky">
<input type="checkbox" name="box_group_1[sea]" id="sea">
<br>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<?php
print_r($_POST['box_group_1']);
?>