// this works with names that contain spaces and arrays[]...
Validation.add('validate-one-array', 'Error message text', function(value,
element) {
var elmName = "input:checkbox[name='" +element.name +"']";
var bChecked = false; // not validated
$$(elmName).each(function(elm) {
if( $(elm).checked )
bChecked = true; // if one is checked, we validated
});
return bChecked;
});
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Jason Westbrook <[email protected]>wrote:
> typically when I build forms like that I have a database that is giving me
> all the data so I only have to update the loop once for all the checkboxes
> :-)
>
> but yes you can use the $$() Selector method to use the names - I think
> you have to do it this way though
>
> $$("input[name='kitcat[]']:checked") //but I'm not sure how Sizzle
> will handle the bracket in the name
> or
> $("input[name^='kitcat']:checked") //this is probably more safe but
> it will match more elements as it gets all elements that have a name
> attribute that starts with "kitcat" (starts with is ^= instead of =)
>
>
>
> Jason Westbrook | T: 313-799-3770 | [email protected]
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Phil Petree <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hey Jason... I guess the rest of the group are all slugs! How dare they
>> take Easer off! LOL
>>
>> I had kinda come to the same conclusion... what I implemented was:
>> if($$('input:checked').length > 0)
>> return true;
>> This kind of works because the ONLY input on this page are checkboxes
>> (think of a wizard) but I was really looking to pass names (kitcat[]) in so
>> that it could be more flexible and accomodate future mods.
>>
>> In your method, I need to mod all 17 checkboxes to include the same class
>> name which is currently: "validate-onein-group"
>>
>> Is there a way to collect all checkboxes with the same name?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Jason Westbrook
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Try adding a separate class to all of your checkboxes that are in the
>>> group and then do this
>>>
>>> if( $$('.groupchecks:checked').length == 0 )
>>> {
>>> //no checked checkboxes
>>>
>>> {
>>>
>>> Jason Westbrook | T: 313-799-3770 | [email protected]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Phil Petree <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Happy Easter!
>>>>
>>>> I have an array of checkboxes on a form (about 15 of them) arranged in
>>>> rows like this:
>>>> <tr><td><input type='checkbox' name='kitcat[]'
>>>> ...></td><td>name</td><td>description</td></tr>
>>>>
>>>> What I have been trying to use is this:
>>>> $("input:checkbox[name=kitcat]:checked").each(function() {
>>>> // if one is checked, we validated
>>>> return true;
>>>> });
>>>>
>>>> What I'm getting is an error saying: Unable to get value of the
>>>> property 'each': object is null or undefined
>>>>
>>>> What's the trick to this?
>>>>
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