checkboxes adding values

[sermed]

please can anyone help me i dont know how to make a java script code

i have multiple check boxes i want to assign every one a numeric value when the

user checks the first box the value should appear and if he checks the second

box the value is added to the value of the first check box and displayed and so on

[gits]

please show what you have done so far ... even the html ... so that we have something to work with. and give a short example for what you want to achieve ... especially the exact output. what do you mean with 'added to'?

kind regards

[sermed]

thanks dear for reply
this what i want to do i solve it thanks for u r help

<script type="text/javascript">
	function checkTotal() {
		document.listForm.total.value = '';
		var sum = 0;
		for (i=0;i<document.listForm.choice.length;i++) {
		  if (document.listForm.choice[i].checked) {
		  	sum = sum + parseInt(document.listForm.choice[i].value);
		  }
		}
		document.listForm.total.value = sum;
	}
</script>

<form name="listForm">
<input type="checkbox" name="choice" value="2" onchange="checkTotal()"/>2<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="choice" value="5" onchange="checkTotal()"/>5<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="choice" value="10" onchange="checkTotal()"/>10<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="choice" value="20" onchange="checkTotal()"/>20<br/>
Total: <input type="text" size="2" name="total" value="0"/>
</form>

[sermed]

please help please with checkboxes adding

hi,happy new year for all,,please i have a problem i have checkbox array each have a value i want that when each checkbox is check the overall sum is incremented this what is the wrong with this code?? please help

script type="text/javascript">
	function checkTotal() {
		document.listForm.total.value = '';
		var sum = 0;
		for (i=0;i<document.listForm.choice.length;i++) {
		  if (document.listForm.choice[i].checked) {
		  	sum = sum + parseFloat(document.listForm.choice[i].value);
		  }
		}
		document.listForm.total.value = sum;
	}
</script>


<form name="listForm"  >
<TABLE cellPadding=3 width=600 border=0>
        
        
      
        <TR>
          <TD >TEAK SIDE DECKS (2889)</TD>
          <TD ><input  name="choice" value="2889" type="checkbox" onchange="checkTotal()" /></TD></TR>

        <TR>
          <TD >LEAD DEEP KEEL (1825)</TD>
          <TD><input  name="choice" value="1825" type="checkbox" onchange="checkTotal()"></TD></TR>
       
        <TR>
          <TD >FULLY BATTENED MAINSAIL (558)</TD>
          <TD><input  name="choice" value="558"  type="checkbox"  onchange="checkTotal()"></TD></TR>
       
        <TR>
          <TD>HIGH TECH SAILS FOR CONVENTIONAL RIG (1979)</TD>
          <TD ><input  name="choice" value="1979" type="checkbox" onchange="checkTotal()"></TD></TR></table></form>

[RamananKalirajan]

Hello Sermed, instead of onchange use onclick, hope that will fix ur problem

Regards
Ramanan Kalirajan

[gits]

yep ... the onchange just seems to work properly with FF and not IE ... so just use onclick as suggested ...

PS: merged threads ... please don't double post your questions ... you may just bump it up by replying to your own post ...

regards,
MOD