Multiple Checkboxes

PHP Multiple Checkboxes

In this tutorial you will learn how to retrieve many values using the same checkbox name

1. Getting multiple value using the same Check Box name.
   For example when a form contains multiple checkboxes with the same name, multiple input an be retrieved using the following PHP code.
   

   Your Area of Expertise:

   Java PHP ASP .NET Java Script

   Result: Your Expertise field: Java, PHP, ASP

Sample PHP Code

<?php
$strExpert="";
if(isset($hidSubmit)){
$count=count($chkexpert);
for($i=0;$i<$count;$i++){$strExpert="$strExpert$chkexpert[$i], ";}
}
?>

Sample HTML Code for the above example

<form name="form1" method="post" action=""> <table width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#D6E3F7">
<tr>
<td class="text">Your are Expertise field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="examplelink">
<input type="checkbox" name="chkexpert[]" value="Java">
Java
<input type="checkbox" name="chkexpert[]" value="PHP">
PHP
<input type="checkbox" name="chkexpert[]" value="ASP">
ASP
<input type="checkbox" name="chkexpert[]" value=".NET">
.NET
<input type="checkbox" name="chkexpert[]" value="JavaScript">
JavaScript</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
<input name="hidSubmit" type="hidden" id="hidSubmit2" value="true"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="subtitlesmall"><p>Result:</p>
<p><span class="reditalic">Your Expertise field: <?php echo $strExpert; ?></span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="reditalic">&nbsp; </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

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