for input in form data such that input.name endswith .hidden
checkboxName = input.name.rstrip('.hidden')
if chceckbName is not in form, user has unchecked this checkbox
/* Delete '.hidden' fields if the original is present, use '.hidden' value if not. */
foreach ($_POST['frmmain'] as $field_name => $value)
{
// Only look at elements ending with '.hidden'
if ( !substr($field_name, -strlen('.hidden')) ) {
break;
}
// get the name without '.hidden'
$real_name = substr($key, strlen($field_name) - strlen('.hidden'));
// Create a 'fake' original field with the value in '.hidden' if an original does not exist
if ( !array_key_exists( $real_name, $POST_copy ) ) {
$_POST[$real_name] = $value;
}
// Delete the '.hidden' element
unset($_POST[$field_name]);
}
$("form").submit(function () {
var this_master = $(this);
this_master.find('input[type="checkbox"]').each( function () {
var checkbox_this = $(this);
if( checkbox_this.is(":checked") == true ) {
checkbox_this.attr('value','1');
} else {
checkbox_this.prop('checked',true);
//DONT' ITS JUST CHECK THE CHECKBOX TO SUBMIT FORM DATA
checkbox_this.attr('value','0');
}
})
})
//removing name attribute from all checked checkboxes
var a = $('input:checkbox:checked');
$(a).each(function () {
$(this).removeAttr("name");
});
// checking all unchecked checkboxes
var b = $("input:checkbox:not(:checked)");
$(b).each(function () {
$(this).attr("checked", true);
});
<?php
$checkboxNames = array('value1', 'value2', 'value3');
// Persisted (previous) checkbox state may be loaded
// from storage, such as the user's session or a database.
$checkboxesThatAreChecked = array();
// Only process if the form was actually submitted.
// This provides an opportunity to update the user's
// session data, or to persist the new state of the data.
if (!empty($_POST['submit'])) {
foreach ($checkboxNames as $checkboxName) {
if (!empty($_POST[$checkboxName])) {
$checkboxesThatAreChecked[] = $checkboxName;
}
}
// The new state of the checkboxes can be persisted
// in session or database by inspecting the values
// in $checkboxesThatAreChecked.
print_r($checkboxesThatAreChecked);
}
?>
$('form').submit(function(e){
var b = $("input:checkbox:not(:checked)");
$(b).each(function () {
$(this).val(0); //Set whatever value you need for 'not checked'
$(this).attr("checked", true);
});
return true;
});
// Add an event listener on #form's submit action...
$("#form").submit(
function() {
// For each unchecked checkbox on the form...
$(this).find($("input:checkbox:not(:checked)")).each(
// Create a hidden field with the same name as the checkbox and a value of 0
// You could just as easily use "off", "false", or whatever you want to get
// when the checkbox is empty.
function(index) {
var input = $('<input />');
input.attr('type', 'hidden');
input.attr('name', $(this).attr("name")); // Same name as the checkbox
input.attr('value', "0"); // or 'off', 'false', 'no', whatever
// append it to the form the checkbox is in just as it's being submitted
var form = $(this)[0].form;
$(form).append(input);
} // end function inside each()
); // end each() argument list
return true; // Don't abort the form submit
} // end function inside submit()
); // end submit() argument list
Initialy checked
<span><!-- set the check attribute for the one that represents the initial value-->
<input type="radio" name="a" value="1" checked>
<input type="radio" name="a" value="0">
</span>
<br/>
Initialy unchecked
<span><!-- set the check attribute for the one that represents the initial value-->
<input type="radio" name="b" value="1">
<input type="radio" name="b" value="0" checked>
</span>
// Sanitize form POST data
$post = filter_var_array($_POST, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
// set the default checkbox value
$selfDestruct = '0';
if(isset($post["selfdestruct"]))
$selfDestruct = $post["selfdestruct"];
$("form").submit(function () {
let this_master = $(this);
// Remove any of the hidden values that may already be there (if the user previously canceled the submit)
this_master.find("*[id^='hiddenchkinput_']").remove();
// Get all unchecked checkboxes
this_master.find('input:checkbox:not(:checked)').each(function () {
let thisChk = $(this);
// Create a hidden input with the same name as the checkbox
let newInput = document.createElement('input');
$(newInput).attr('name', thisChk.attr('id'))
.attr('id', 'hiddenchkinput_' + thisChk.attr('id'))
.attr('type', 'hidden')
.val('0');
// Append the new input to the end of the form
this_master.append(newInput);
});
})