Ticking a check box based on a value from a record

**Ian Davies** · May 27 '06, 08:55 PM

Re: Ticking a check box based on a value from a record

Ignore my question I just found it

if($available == 1){echo " CHECKED";}

Thanks for your time
Ian

"Ian Davies" <iandan.dav@vir gin.net> wrote in message
news:JH2eg.2661 $zv2.1351@newsf e4-gui.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> Hello
> I am retreiving records into a table (part of the code below)
>
> <td width="20%" class="BodyText "><?php echo
> $commindex; ?></td>
> <td width="10%" class="BodyText "><?php echo
> $username; ?></td>
> <td width="45%" class="BodyText "><?php echo
> $comment; ?></td>
> <td width="10%" class="BodyText ">
> <input name="checkbox2 " type="checkbox" value="<?php echo <td
> width="20%" class="BodyText "><?php echo $commindex;
> ?></td>
> <td width="10%" class="BodyText "><?php echo
> $username; ?></td>
> <td width="45%" class="BodyText "><?php echo
> $comment; ?></td>
> <td width="10%" class="BodyText ">
> <input name="checkbox2 " type="checkbox" value="<?php echo
> $available; ?>" MYFUNCTIONHERE>
> </td>; ?>">
> </td>
>
>
> The last cell contains a check box, its value is set to $available. which[/color]
is[color=blue]
> a value of 1 or 0.
> Trouble is I want the check box to be ticked if the value is 1 and[/color]
unticked[color=blue]
> if the value is 0
> I thought of using a function such as
>
> function checked($avail) {
> if ($avail = $available) {
> return 'checked';
> }
> }
>
> after the value part of the code (where I have written MYFUNCTIONHERE)
> which would put the work 'checked' in the appropriate place
> but my inexperience means I cant get the syntax correct
>
> can anyone help
>
> Ian
>
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Ticking a check box based on a value from a record

Ticking a check box based on a value from a record

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