[thelist] Dumb Question (Javascript) but still causing diffic ulties

[Tom Dell'Aringa]

--- Emma Jane Hogbin <emmajane at xtrinsic.com> wrote:

> No. Checkboxes should all have the same name. It's the value that
> should be different. A set of checkboxes is the equivalent of an 
> array of items. If you want to access specific checkboxes you can 
> either call them by their position in the array, or assign them 
> unique IDs.

Checkboxes should only have the same name IF they are adding values
to the same property:

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#h-17.2 (see under
Checkboxes)

Otherwise, a checkbox should have a unique control name to access its
current value. 

Agreed you could access them by array position, true. I probably
spoke a bit too soon in that I'm not really sure how he is processing
the items...

--- Rob Smith <rob.smith at THERMON.com> wrote:
> Tom. I'd disagree with you in it's bad design. It's rather
> efficient actually. Instead of 60 if else statements, I have one
for 
> loop. Any who.

So I guess it depends on what kind of processing you are doing on
that page. In general terms, I prefer my checkboxes to have a unique
control name unless those values are all tied to one property.

Granted if you have a million checkboxes, the situation may be
different. See how quick answers get you in trouble!

Tom





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