onSubmit

[michell rosvlet]

I have a form which should validate 2 function after submit. I am not sure whether this is the right way.

   <form action="PersonDetailsDisplay.html" name = "personform" method = "get" onsubmit="return checkBox(); return radioButton(); "> 

function radioButton(){
	var radio_choice = false;

	// Loop from zero to the one minus the number of radio button selections
	for (counter = 0; counter < personform.gender.length; counter++)
	{
	// If a radio button has been selected it will return true
	// (If not it will return false)
	if (personform.gender[counter].checked)
	radio_choice = true; 
	}

	if (!radio_choice)
	{
	// If there were no selections made display an alert box 
	alert("Please select a gender.")
	return (false);
	}
	return (true);
}

function checkBox(){
	var check_choice = false;
	for (counter = 0; counter < personform.hobbies.length; counter++)
	{

	if (personform.hobbies[counter].checked)
	check_choice = true; 
	}

	if (!check_choice)
	{
	alert("Please select @least one hobby.")
	return (false);
	}
	return (true);
}    

Both the functions when evaluated in single are working fine. But when I combine them then only the first one get's called in this case checkBox();

[Bear Bibeault]

Not right.

Remember, whatever you put in the onsubmit attribute for the element forms the body of the function that serves as the event handler. If the first statement of a function is a return, can it ever execute a second statement?

[Bear Bibeault]

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[David Newton]

I'd also recommend indenting your JavaScript code to make it legible.

[michell rosvlet]

Bear Bibeault wrote:Not right.

Remember, whatever you put in the onsubmit attribute for the element forms the body of the function that serves as the event handler. If the first statement of a function is a return, can it ever execute a second statement?

Thankyou so much I got the problem.