HTML form doesn't pass the checkbox

Question

Why doesn't the next code pass the "games" as an array to the php?

<script type="text/javascript">
    function buildAndSubmitForm(index){
        <?  $args = 't='.$team.'&s='.$season.'&l='.$league.'&f='.$flag;
            $inputs = '';
            foreach($games as $game)
                $inputs .= '<input type="checkbox" name="games[]" id="games[]" value="'.$game.'" />';
        ?>
        var form = '<?='<form name="myForm" id="myForm" action="scr'?>';
        form = form.concat(index);
        form = form.concat('<?='.php?'.$args.'" method="post">'.$inputs.'</form>'?>');
        $('#formDiv').html(form);
        $('#myForm').submit();
    }
</script>
<div style="display: inline">
    <div name="formDiv" id="formDiv" style="display: none;"></div>
    <a href="#" onclick="buildAndSubmitForm('a')">Home Stats</a>
    <a href="#" onclick="buildAndSubmitForm('b')">Visit Stats</a>
    <a href="#" onclick="buildAndSubmitForm('c')">Wins VS Losses</a>
    <a href="#" onclick="buildAndSubmitForm('d')">Home VS Visit</a>
    <a href="#" onclick="buildAndSubmitForm('e')">Overall</a>
</div>

I checked in the firebug, it seems to create a right form up until the submit, then it just doesn't pass the checkbox array.

Can you include a sample of the rendered form HTML?

Chris Baker
– Chris Baker

2011-05-10 17:49:45 +00:00
Commented May 10, 2011 at 17:49 — Chris Baker
– Chris Baker, Commented May 10, 2011 at 17:49

Michiel Overeem · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-10 19:24:12Z

5

You should give your checkbox the attribute checked. Otherwise it will not be submitted. This is specified in the HTML specs as a form-element that is not successful.

edited May 10, 2011 at 19:24

answered May 10, 2011 at 17:49

Michiel Overeem

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4 Comments

joon Over a year ago

What if I don't want my checkbox to be checked by default, but still want it to be successful?

Michiel Overeem Over a year ago

@joon I'm not sure what you want to accomplish. If you want the value to be sent, even if the checkbox isn't checked you shouldn't use a checkbox. Use an hidden input or something.

joon Over a year ago

I'm having some trouble with a checkbox not sending anything through post even when checked. I don't want to use the checked attribute in my input tag because I don't want it to be checked by default. stackoverflow.com/questions/9774653/…

ianbarker Over a year ago

a good way to do this is to have a hidden input with the same name directly before your checkbox and give that the off value, the checkbox value with overwrite it if checked otherwise the hidden field value will be sent

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