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MegaSly
MegaSly

Reputation: 363

Making sure at least one checkbox is checked

I have a form with multiple checkboxes and I want to use JavaScript to make sure at least one is checked. This is what I have right now but no matter what is chosen an alert pops up.

JS (wrong)

function valthis(){
 if (document.FC.c1.checked) {
   alert ("thank you for checking a checkbox")
  } else  {
   alert ("please check a checkbox")
  }
}

HTML

<p>Please select at least one Checkbox</p>
<br>
<br>
<form name = "FC">
<input type = "checkbox" name = "c1" value = "c1"/> C1 
<br>
<input type = "checkbox" name = "c1" value = "c2"/> C2
<br>
<input type = "checkbox" name = "c1" value = "c3"/> C3
<br> 
<input type = "checkbox" name = "c1" value = "c4"/> C4 
<br>
</form>
<br>
<br>

<input type = "button" value = "Edit and Report" onClick = "valthisform();">

So what I ended up doing in JS was this:

function valthisform(){
 var chkd = document.FC.c1.checked || document.FC.c2.checked||document.FC.c3.checked|| document.FC.c4.checked

 if (chkd == true){

 } else {
    alert ("please check a checkbox")
 }

}

I decided to drop the "Thank you" part to fit in with the rest of the assignment. Thank you so much, every ones advice really helped out.

Upvotes: 36

Views: 136910

Answers (11)

mash
mash

Reputation: 15229

You should avoid having two checkboxes with the same name if you plan to reference them like document.FC.c1. If you have multiple checkboxes named c1 how will the browser know which you are referring to?

Here's a non-jQuery solution to check if any checkboxes on the page are checked.

const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]');
const checkedOne = Array.from(checkboxes).some(x => x.checked);

You need the Array.from part to convert the NodeList returned by document.querySelectorAll into an array that you can call some on.

Upvotes: 47

David Obojes
David Obojes

Reputation: 3

If you really want to validate all checkboxes and check if at least one is checked, this should suffice:

var checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]:checked');

if (checkboxes.length === 0) {
    setCheckboxErrorMessage(); //Define a Function for your Error Message
}

Upvotes: 0

Anupam
Anupam

Reputation: 1

$('input:checkbox[type=checkbox]').on('change',function(){
    if($('input:checkbox[type=checkbox]').is(":checked") == true){
        $('.removedisable').removeClass('disabled');    
    }else{
        $('.removedisable').addClass('disabled');   
    });

Upvotes: 0

Arthur van Acker
Arthur van Acker

Reputation: 490

I would opt for a more functional approach. Since ES6 we have been given such nice tools to solve our problems, so why not use them. Let's begin with giving the checkboxes a class so we can round them up very nicely. I prefer to use a class instead of input[type="checkbox"] because now the solution is more generic and can be used also when you have more groups of checkboxes in your document.

HTML

    <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" value=ck1 /> ck1<br />
    <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" value=ck2 /> ck2<br />

JavaScript

function atLeastOneCheckboxIsChecked(){
    const checkboxes = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".checkbox"));
    return checkboxes.reduce((acc, curr) => acc || curr.checked, false);
}

When called, the function will return false if no checkbox has been checked and true if one or both is.

It works as follows, the reducer function has two arguments, the accumulator (acc) and the current value (curr). For every iteration over the array, the reducer will return true if either the accumulator or the current value is true. the return value of the previous iteration is the accumulator of the current iteration, therefore, if it ever is true, it will stay true until the end.

Upvotes: 11

Nitika Chopra
Nitika Chopra

Reputation: 1405

if(($("#checkboxid1").is(":checked")) || ($("#checkboxid2").is(":checked"))
            || ($("#checkboxid3").is(":checked"))) {
 //Your Code here
}

You can use this code to verify that checkbox is checked at least one.

Thanks!!

Upvotes: -1

crashtestxxx
crashtestxxx

Reputation: 1445

Prevent user from deselecting last checked checkbox.
jQuery (original answer).

$('input[type="checkbox"][name="chkBx"]').on('change',function(){
    var getArrVal = $('input[type="checkbox"][name="chkBx"]:checked').map(function(){
        return this.value;
    }).toArray();

    if(getArrVal.length){
        //execute the code
        $('#msg').html(getArrVal.toString());

    } else {
        $(this).prop("checked",true);
        $('#msg').html("At least one value must be checked!");
        return false;

    }
});

UPDATED ANSWER 2019-05-31
Plain JS

let i,
    el = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"][name="chkBx"]'),
    msg = document.getElementById('msg'),
    onChange = function(ev){
        ev.preventDefault();
        let _this = this,
            arrVal = Array.prototype.slice.call(
                document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"][name="chkBx"]:checked'))
                    .map(function(cur){return cur.value});

        if(arrVal.length){
            msg.innerHTML = JSON.stringify(arrVal);
        } else {
            _this.checked=true;
            msg.innerHTML = "At least one value must be checked!";
        }
    };

for(i=el.length;i--;){el[i].addEventListener('change',onChange,false);}
<label><input type="checkbox" name="chkBx" value="value1" checked> Value1</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="chkBx" value="value2"> Value2</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="chkBx" value="value3"> Value3</label>
<div id="msg"></div>

Upvotes: 0

Parth Patel
Parth Patel

Reputation: 819

You can check that atleast one checkbox is checked or not using this simple code. You can also drop your message.

Reference Link

<label class="control-label col-sm-4">Check Box 2</label>
    <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox2" id="checkbox2" value=ck1 /> ck1<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox2" id="checkbox2" value=ck2 /> ck2<br />

<script>
function checkFormData() {
    if (!$('input[name=checkbox2]:checked').length > 0) {
        document.getElementById("errMessage").innerHTML = "Check Box 2 can not be null";
        return false;
    }
    alert("Success");
    return true;
}
</script>

Upvotes: 1

Kyle Vassella
Kyle Vassella

Reputation: 2646

Vanilla JS:

var checkboxes = document.getElementsByClassName('activityCheckbox'); // puts all your checkboxes in a variable

function activitiesReset() {
    var checkboxesChecked = function () { // if a checkbox is checked, function ends and returns true. If all checkboxes have been iterated through (which means they are all unchecked), returns false.
        for (var i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
            if (checkboxes[i].checked) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
    error[2].style.display = 'none'; // an array item specific to my project - it's a red label which says 'Please check a checkbox!'. Here its display is set to none, so the initial non-error label is visible instead. 
        if (submitCounter > 0 && checkboxesChecked() === false) { // if a form submit has been attempted, and if all checkboxes are unchecked
            error[2].style.display = 'block'; // red error label is now visible.
        }
}

for (var i=0; i<checkboxes.length; i++) {  // whenever a checkbox is checked or unchecked, activitiesReset runs.
    checkboxes[i].addEventListener('change', activitiesReset);
}


Explanation:
Once a form submit has been attempted, this will update your checkbox section's label to notify the user to check a checkbox if he/she hasn't yet. If no checkboxes are checked, a hidden 'error' label is revealed prompting the user to 'Please check a checkbox!'. If the user checks at least one checkbox, the red label is instantaneously hidden again, revealing the original label. If the user again un-checks all checkboxes, the red label returns in real-time. This is made possible by JavaScript's onchange event (written as .addEventListener('change', function(){});

Upvotes: 2

saira
saira

Reputation: 11

< script type = "text/javascript" src = "js/jquery-1.6.4.min.js" >  <  / script >
     < script type = "text/javascript" >

function checkSelectedAtleastOne(clsName) {
    if (selectedValue == "select")
        return false;

    var i = 0;
    $("." + clsName).each(function () {

        if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
            i = 1;
        }

    });

    if (i == 0) {
        alert("Please select atleast one users");
        return false;
    } else if (i == 1) {
        return true;
    }

    return true;

}

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#chkSearchAll').click(function () {

        var checked = $(this).is(':checked');
        $('.clsChkSearch').each(function () {
            var checkBox = $(this);
            if (checked) {
                checkBox.prop('checked', true);
            } else {
                checkBox.prop('checked', false);
            }
        });

    });

    //for select and deselect 'select all' check box when clicking individual check boxes
    $(".clsChkSearch").click(function () {

        var i = 0;
        $(".clsChkSearch").each(function () {

            if ($(this).is(':checked')) {}
            else {

                i = 1; //unchecked
            }

        });

        if (i == 0) {
            $("#chkSearchAll").attr("checked", true)
        } else if (i == 1) {

            $("#chkSearchAll").attr("checked", false)
        }

    });

});

<  / script >

Upvotes: 0

Alexandre Khoury
Alexandre Khoury

Reputation: 4022

This should work:

function valthisform()
{
    var checkboxs=document.getElementsByName("c1");
    var okay=false;
    for(var i=0,l=checkboxs.length;i<l;i++)
    {
        if(checkboxs[i].checked)
        {
            okay=true;
            break;
        }
    }
    if(okay)alert("Thank you for checking a checkbox");
    else alert("Please check a checkbox");
}

If you have a question about the code, just comment.

I use l=checkboxs.length to improve the performance. See http://www.erichynds.com/javascript/javascript-loop-performance-caching-the-length-property-of-an-array/

Upvotes: 26

Temp
Temp

Reputation: 41

Check this.

You can't access form inputs via their name. Use document.getElements methods instead.

Upvotes: 1

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