hiding checkboxes with JS

I like pie · 11-15-2006, 10:52 PM

I've got a function that creates checkboxes that I'm going to be using in a form, and I want it to be hidden by default. There's a checkbox that's "parent" to these other ones that should reveal the other checkboxes when checked, and hide them again unchecked.

I know I need javascript, and I know that I've got to use the on click event, but other than that I'm lost.

Could anybody help me hide a simple string with on-click to get me started? Or point me in the right direction?

Or even better yet, does anybody know of a way to do something like this without javascript?

wulf2001 · 11-15-2006, 11:06 PM

If I were you I'd stay far far far away from javascript. All these new browsers have that install attachment crap whenever you use certain JS commands... and it makes it seem so untrustworthy to allow these "attachments" which means most of your JS isn't even shown...

If I were you I'd just use some if commands in PHP or ASP... a lot safer results...

I like pie · 11-15-2006, 11:10 PM

I'd like to stay away from javascript if I could, but this is a client-side problem and php can't help me there.

Unless there's a tricky way to do it, in which case I'd be glad to learn it.

I like pie · 11-17-2006, 11:06 AM

any javascript gurus have any ideas on this?

Izzmo · 11-17-2006, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I like pie

I'd like to stay away from javascript if I could, but this is a client-side problem and php can't help me there.

Unless there's a tricky way to do it, in which case I'd be glad to learn it.

PHP is server-side, so Javascript would be the answer

I'm not that great at JScript.. so I can't really help you, sorry.

I like pie · 11-17-2006, 06:45 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure JS is the only way I can make this happen.

Ah well, off I go to W3S. hopefully this won't take too long