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Code Name*
Radio Button & CheckBox get values		Date*
04/06/2000		Source (or email address if you prefer)*
Jake Ochs
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Description*
function returns the value of the selected radio button/checkboxes		Type*
JavaScript		Categories*
List Processing/Sorting, User Interface (Web)
Implementation:
Modify constants		Required Client:
JavaScript 1.0		Server:
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/* ======================================================================
FUNCTION: GetRadioValue GetCheckValues

INPUT: radioObject (object) : a radio button object from an HTML form

RETURNS: the value of the selected radio button;
null, if no button selected or invalid radioObject passed

DESC: This function returns the value of the selected radio button in
a group of radio buttons represented by radioObject.

PLATFORMS: Netscape Navigator 3.01 and higher,
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 and higher
====================================================================== */
function GetRadioValue( radioObject ) {
var value = null;

// Validate parameter value
//*** if (radioObject+"" == "undefined" || radioObject == null)
if (radioObject == null)
return null;

for (var i=0; i < radioObject.length; i++) {
if (radioObject[i].checked) {
value = radioObject[i].value;
break;
}
} // end for loop

return value;
} // end GetRadioValue

function getCheckValues (checkObject){
var vals = new Array();
var form = (checkObject.form != null) ? checkObject.form : checkObject[0].form;
var checkObjectName = (checkObject.name != null) ? checkObject.name : checkObject[0].name;
for (var i = 0; i < form.elements.length;i++){
obj = eval("document." + form.name + ".elements[" + i + "]");
if ((obj.name == checkObjectName) && (obj.type == "checkbox"))
if (obj.checked) vals[vals.length] = obj.value;
}
return vals;
} //end getCheckValue