[html-formfu] How to handle checkboxes

[Moritz Onken]

Am 27.08.2008 um 14:19 schrieb Dermot:

> Hi,
>
> As a first post I would like to say what a great framework FormFu is.
>
> I have a feeling my first question is not the smartest to ask but  
> here goes.
>
> My form has a series of checkboxs that correspond to true/false  
> fields.
>
> I am doing this to
>
>   if ($c->model->{val} == 1) {
>             $box->attributes->{checked} = 'true';
>   }
>
>
> This gives me a source like this
>
>
> <label>Has type</label>
> <input name="hastype" type="checkbox" checked="true" />
>
>
> My query is whether this is correct HTML (4)?
>
> I had a look at the WC3 site and I think checked is an attribute but I
> thought I should be getting a source like
> <input name="hastype" type="checkbox" checked  />
>
> Am I using the right methods?
> Thanx,
> Dp.

Hi,

this checked="checked" is valid html (4) and especially xhtml. Because
xhtml does not allow stand-alone attributes like checked.

You can always edit the xhtml templates which generate this checkbox.


moritz