Difference between revisions of "Allowing Only One Check Box to be Selected"

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[[SmartSimple]] does not support a '''Select One - Radio button''' type field but you can use a check box field to re-create this type of functionality.
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To prevent a user from selecting more than one Check Box for the associated [[Custom Field]], add this code to the '''HTML Tag''' section of the [[Custom Field]]:
 
1. Create a [[Custom Field|custom field]]: [[Custom Field Type: Select Many – Check Boxes|Select Many - Check Box]].
 
  
2. Add this following code to the '''HTML''' tag setting:
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onclick="onlyonechecked(this)"
  
onclick="onlyonechecked(this)"
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'''NOTE: It is normally better to use a [[Combo Box]] custom field with ''Show as Radio Buttons'' selected'''
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This can be used for:
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* [[Custom Field Type: Select Many – Check Boxes|Select Many - Check Box]] <!--
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*: and
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* [[Custom Field Type: Select Many – Scrolling Check Box|Select Many - Scrolling Check Box]] -->
  
3. Save the field.
 
 
 
The [[User|user]] will not be able to select more than a single check box with this code in place.
 
The [[User|user]] will not be able to select more than a single check box with this code in place.
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[[Category: Custom Fields]][[Category:JavaScript Examples]]
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For a [[Custom Field Type: Select One – Combo Box|Select One - Combo Box]] field, the "Show as Radio Buttons" option can be selected to display the field selections as "radio buttons."
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==Note==
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* If using '''onlyonechecked''' on a [[Custom Field Type: Select Many – Check Boxes|Select Many - Check Box]] field and you also want to [[Show/Hide Header]] you should use '''_showhideheader''' instead of '''_showhideheadercheckbox'''
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[[Category: Custom Fields]][[Category:JavaScript]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 22 August 2018

To prevent a user from selecting more than one Check Box for the associated Custom Field, add this code to the HTML Tag section of the Custom Field:

onclick="onlyonechecked(this)"

NOTE: It is normally better to use a Combo Box custom field with Show as Radio Buttons selected


This can be used for:

The user will not be able to select more than a single check box with this code in place.

For a Select One - Combo Box field, the "Show as Radio Buttons" option can be selected to display the field selections as "radio buttons."

Note