It worked! Thanks!
On Jun 30, 5:49 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote: > When you set your checkbox names, use the [] at the end of the name. > For example: > > <input type="checkbox" name="myField[]" value="1" /> > <input type="checkbox" name="myField[]" value="2" /> > > PHP will automatically convert that into an array. > When you define your validation rules and messages, make sure to put > myField[] in quotes, like 'myField[]' > > On Jun 30, 10:49 am, pimousse <delphine.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I am running into the following issue. The validation plugin allows to > > check and make sure that at least one of a group of checkboxes is > > checked, but for that to work I have to call all of them the same > > name. Validation works great when I do that. > > > Only problem is when I submit the form: If more than one box is > > checked, only the last value will be available (I'm echoing the $_POST > > [] array in PHP) - this is a predictable behavior from HTML forms - > > normally you wouldn't call checkboxes the same name unless you want > > them to behave like radiobuttons. > > > Is there a way to validate the group and still call the items > > different names? Or a way to transform the data before submission so > > it's similar to having checkboxes with different names? > > > Thanks > > > pimousse
