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Article #261Re: webpage forms select/option
From: Ian Smith
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:00
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On Friday, in article <ubsYnFA1iBH1EwBL@ubik.demon.co.uk>
amn@ubik.demon.co.uk "Anthony Naggs" wrote:
> >Am I right in thinking that 'multiple' makes options n-of-many like
> >checkboxes, while it's absence makes them 1-of-many like radio buttons ?
>
> That seems to be, but with 'multiple' there is no default selection so
> unless a choice is made no value is sent to the server. Without
> 'multiple' the first item is the default selection, unless the
> 'selected' tag is included in the form.
Great ! Emulating radio buttons/checkboxes is a seductively easy option.
> >I've yet to come across these statements in the forms I've tested so are
> >they used much ?
>
> I hope this helps.
Yes, thanks.
Ian.
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