ok, so i have 2 checkboxes, one named user[250] and the other user2[250]

i want to use javascript to uncheck the opposing box when the first one is checked

using an onclick that does document.form.user[250].checked=false won't work because of the square bracket rules for javascript

the square brackets need to stay there for something else i'm doing with them

is there a way to target the previous/next checkbox in a form using an onclick event and javascript easily?

and i would use radio buttons, but i want unchecked to be an option as well

1/14/2006 7:38:04 PM

document.getElementById("user[250]") or getElementByName("")

to actually answer your question, though-- this.nextChild unless there is formatting, in which case you will have to parse through the formatting until you get to the element you want

but you should really be thinking about why your naming conventions interfere with the reserved symbols of a language you intend to use with those conventions... not how to use it as an opportunity to create more work for yourself

[Edited on January 14, 2006 at 7:44 PM. Reason : ...]

1/14/2006 7:39:02 PM

i need the brackets for php

1/14/2006 7:46:28 PM

I hope for your sake that you're not going to be the one responsible for maintaining this code, then

1/14/2006 7:53:21 PM

i got it working

i shoulda been using the id parameter instead of the name parameter since the beginning >.<

and yeah, i feel sorry for whomever comes after me on this

course i'm the second person working on this and i basically learned as i went from the previous person's code

1/14/2006 8:04:15 PM

learning DOMS are a biatch

1/15/2006 12:25:05 AM