Re: Javascript and forms in PHP

From: Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:13:50 +0000
Subject: Re: Javascript and forms in PHP
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I understand perfectly well what PHP does. That is why I am confused that if HTML including javascript within <script> tags, generated by PHP and sent to the browser, is not working. I have checked for unique names and they are all unique. I will try your suggestion with the form tags, I have not tried that yet. /T on 6/25/03 8:03, Chris Hayes at chayes@antenna.nl wrote: > At 14:55 25-6-03, you wrote: >> Is there a limitation in PHP with Javascript and forms? > Your question shows you do not have a clear idea of what PHP does and where > javascript comes in. Please do a Google on this combination. > > The short of it: PHP builds a HTML/javascript page and sends it to the > browser. PHP is done there. The browser now only sees HTML with javascript. > But please find more elaborate texts. > >> I have a problem >> when creating a form within a table with Checkboxes and the accompanying >> javascript to govern the checks. >> >> I am generating the html for a table the first of 10 cells has 3 checkboxes. >> I have experimented whether to make the form begin at the table tag, and >> make multiple forms with different names at each table row. Generating the >> HTML is easy but getting the javascript to work has been unsuccessful... > > 1. i found it works best to do something like <form<table></table></form> > , > prevent overlapping. > 2. are you sure your form elements have unique names? > 3. are you sure the javascript is working on the correct form/form element? > 4. do you know the javascript term "this" ? > >

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