setting radio buttons

awingnut · May 30, 2003

After struggling with some syntax problems in my first javascript, I have something that is 50% there. The following is working:

Code:

<head>
.
.
.
<script language=&quot;javascript&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;>
	<!--
		function verify_reject(button_name,file_name)
		{
			if (!confirm(&quot;Rejecting &quot; + file_name + &quot; will remove it from the server.&quot;))
			{
				button_name.checked=false;
			}
		}
	//-->
</script>
</head>

Later in a form I have sets of 3 radio buttons (one set is presented for simplicity):

Code:

<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;Disposition1&quot; value=&quot;Approve&quot;>
<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;Disposition1&quot; value=&quot;Reject&quot; onClick=&quot;verify_reject(this,'Intro ad.wav')&quot;>
<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;Disposition1&quot; value=&quot;Defer&quot; CHECKED>

A negative confirmation turns 'off' the "Reject" button as it should. However, I cannot have all of the buttons 'off' which is the case after a negative confirmation. I cannot figure out how to refer to the "Defer" button, within the function, to turn it 'on' once the "Reject" has been turned 'off'.

Thanks for any help.

mimi2 · May 30, 2003

radio buttons are kind of arrays.
so you reffer to them by file_name.radio_name.[1, 2 or 3].value = 0 or 1 (i think)

mimi2 · May 30, 2003

actually this is more precise
document.Form.radio_button.checked==true

awingnut · May 30, 2003

Thanks for the reply. I must not have the syntax correct. I get errors about [3] not expected or something like that. I guess I need to add a third variable to the function call for the button set name.

function verify_reject(button_name,file_name,button_set_name)

Then I use what?

button_set_name[3].checked=true;

mwolf00 · May 30, 2003

remember that the first button is [0] just like all javascript arrays. Therefore, the third button is [2]...

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awingnut · May 30, 2003

Thanks. It took me a while to get the syntax and that was the real problem. What finally worked was:

document.SORSAdministration[button_set_name][2].checked=true;

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