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Passing variables between forms and interpreting values received in checkboxs

If you select more than one checkbox in a form and then submit the results to another page, how are the individual results identified?? For example if I submit color selections:

Color = red
Color = white
Color = blue, and I only select red and blue and submit them. What is the mechanism that allows me to identify the colors I recieve on the new page. Is it an array?

I have several text on HTML and cannot see an answer or technique using this.

Thanks

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Neil_Simpson

If you have used checkboxes then each should have a different name. The value passed to the next page will be something like ?red=true&white=&blue=true if form elements with the names red and blue and checked.

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KarcOrigin

Hi,

I am not sure but try to us ID tag and identify your control or submitted value by seeing this ID value.

Eg:

<INPUT type="checkbox" id="checkBox1" name="checkBox1" value="1">RED</TD>
<INPUT type="checkbox" id="checkBox2" name="checkBox1" value="1">GREEN</TD>
<INPUT type="checkbox" id="checkBox3" name="checkBox1" value="1">BLUE</TD>

Now even if the name is same your ID value will be different. On the posted form you can fetch ID by using.
Request.getParameterById(checkBox1")

Cheers and all the best!