I am trying to determine if the user has checked or unchecked a checkbox, the following code always seems to be running the else condition:

    var mssge
    function testing(catId)
    {
       for (i=0; i < eventCategories.length; ++i)
       {
          if (eventCategories[i].checked)
          {
             mssge = ("you have checked : " + catId);
          }
          else
          {
             mssge = ("you have unChecked : " + catId);
          }

       }
       alert (mssge);
    }


<input type="checkbox" name="eventCategories" onClick="testing(<%= intVal %>);">

TYIA your help is appreciated

Wind is your friend
Matt

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Wind is your friend
Matt

try :

var mssge
function testing(catId)
{
    // look at the current state of the checkbox eventCategories
    if (document.myForm.eventCategories.checked)
    {
        mssge = ("you have Checked : " + catId);
    }
    else
    {
        mssge = ("you have unChecked : " + catId);
    }

}

alert (mssge);


not sure where the array comes from, do you have multiple checkboxes with the same name ?

Greg

Thank you for your prompt reply

Yes there are multiple checkboxes with the same name. The way the page is set up I would like to post a commer delimited string to the destination page (All the checkboxes have dynamic values)

I have been at this all morning. I am starting to believe my objective isnt all that strait forward, of course of they had unique names it would be.

Thank you again, I am looing forward to finding out if this is possible

Wind is your friend
Matt

In addition, your function was appreciated but did not do the trick.

My function now looks like this (always seems to be running the if condition):

    var mssge
    var checked = false;
    function testing(catId)
    {
       for (var i=0; i < editEvent.eventCategories.length; i++)
       {
          if(editEvent.eventCategories[i].checked == true)
          {
             checked = true;
             mssge = ("you have checked : " + catId);
             break;
          }
          else if(!checked)
          {
             mssge = ("you have unChecked : " + catId);
          }

       }
       alert (mssge);
    }


Wind is your friend
Matt

solution:

<input type="checkbox" onClick="testing(this,<%= getSecond(0) %>);"...

function testing(oneelement, catId)
{
var status = 'unChecked';

if (oneelement.checked)
{
status = 'checked';
alert('You have ' + status + ': ' + catId);
}
else
{
alert('You have ' + status + ': ' + catId);
}

Yes, I'm still freaking out about thee not being a for loop in there. The problem got solved at:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread....d=964029&page=1

Have a fine day

Wind is your friend
Matt