How use the options of checkbox group?

Hello, Bob

Maybe this is a silly question. But I've tried everything (or almost) to run the options of checkbox group and nothing. Read and reread and I can not do work the options of checkbox group.

There are four options, f.e., 1, 2, 3, and 4. I liked running a code according to the option that the user choose.

The my attempt ...

$escolha_radio = $form-> data ['escolha_radio'];

if ($escolha_radio == '1') {
do something ...
}

But it does not work ... 😟

Can you help me, please?
Show me the way and I'll walk ...😀

Thanks
António Graça

Hi António,

That looks OK apart from some extra spaces in $form->data['escolha_radio']

I'd use:

<?php
switch ( $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) {
  case '1':
    // do something
    break;
  case '2':
    // do something else
    break;
  case '3':
    // do something boring
    break;
  case '4':
    // do something exciting
    break;
}
?>

Bob

Hello, Bob
Thanks for the reply, but it still does not working. Choose all the options and returns nothing. Nor with the IF or the CASE condition. I do not understand.
I have a checkbox Group with the following settings:

Field Name: escolha_radio
Options:
Pista=Pista
Pista Coberta=Pista Coberta
Estrada=Estrada
Concursos=Concursos

Validation: 1 Required

On submit I have:
Handle Arrays (with no configuration)
Event Switcher [GH] with four options:
In each option have a costum code to make a listing under some conditions. Costum code work if out of Event Switcher.
Code Event Switcher [GH]:

<?php
switch ( $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) {
  case 'Pista':
    return 'event_a';
    break;
  case 'Pists Coberta':
    return 'event_b'; 
    break;
  case 'Estrada':
    return 'event_c';
    break;
  case 'Concursos':
    return 'event_d';
    break;
}
?>

Debuging:

Data Array: 
Data Array: 
Array
(
    [chronoform] => marcas_evolucao_epocas_concursos-Copy
    [event] => submit
    [format] => html
    [Itemid] => 1085
    [option] => com_chronoforms
    [view] => form
    [escolha_radio] => Pista,Pista Coberta,Estrada,Concursos
    [atleta_select] => António Cruz
    [tooltip] => 
    [filtrar] =>     Filtrar    
    [4aba64a93207732b1a9b1f084b7ed2d3] => 1
)
Validation Errors: 
Array
(
)

The checkbox Group has some special configuration?

António Graça

Hi António,

I'm sorry, I saw 'radio' in the earlier code and assumed it was a radio button group. It needs to be a bit different for a checkbox group. This code should go before the Handle Arrays action:

<?php
if ( in_array( 'Pista', $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) ) {
 // do something
}
if ( in_array( 'Pista Coberta', $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) ) {
 // do something
}
if ( in_array( 'Estrada', $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) ) {
 // do something
}
if ( in_array( 'Concursos', $form->data['escolha_radio'] ) ) {
 // do something
}
?>

Bob

Hi, Bob

Work fine, now. Many Thanks.
But you missing a bracket. :mrgreen: The corret code:

if ( in_array( 'Pista', $form->data['escolha_radio'] )) {
// do something
}

But now I notice the checkbox differently behaves according to the browsers. In Opera does not appear the box to select but it can possible select. In chrome and FF it's okay.
Is there a solution for this?

Thanks, again.

António Graça

Hi António,

I'd guess that's just a CSS problem in the way that the checkbox is styled. Some browsers seem to add borders others don't (or it might be that the template hides the border in some cases).

Sorry about the missing ) - I've updated my original post to fix it.

Bob

Hi, Bob

Thanks for replay.
One more time, thanks for your (big) help in forum.

António Graça