checkbox maximum

[alexcharleswort]

I have a need to set a max limit on a set of checkbox variables. I have one already in place to set a minimum (the minimum should be one and the max should be 4). I can't quite seem to get it right, though.

This is the one set for the minimum:

function onSubmit(){


        //Set the mandatory checkbox variable names and total mandatory count here
        var mandatoryVars = 'u_boolean_6,u_toll_free,u_fax_choice,u_ext_choice,u_cell';
        var mandatoryCount = 1;
       
        var passed = forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatoryVars, mandatoryCount);
        if(!passed){
                //Abort the submit
                alert('You must select at least ' + mandatoryCount + ' option for contact information besides email.');
                return false;
        }

}

function forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatory, count){
        //Split the mandatory variable names into an array
        mandatory = mandatory.split(',');
        var answer = false;
        var varFound = false;
        var numTrue = 0;
        //Check each variable in the array
        for(x=0;x<mandatory.length;x++){
                //Check to see if variable exists
                if(g_form.getControl(mandatory[x])){
                        varFound = true;
                        //Check to see if variable is set to 'true'
                        if(g_form.getValue(mandatory[x]) == 'true'){
                                numTrue ++;
                                //Exit the loop if we have reached required number of 'true'
                                if(numTrue >= count){
                                        answer = true;
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
                }
        }
        //If we didn't find any of the variables allow the submit
        if(varFound == false){
                answer = true;
        }
        //Return true or false
        return answer;
}

Any ideas on this?

All help would be much appreciated!

[kristenankeny]

This should work:

function onSubmit(){

  //Set the mandatory checkbox variable names and total mandatory count here

  var mandatoryVars = 'first,second,third,fourth,fifth,sixth';

  var mandatoryCount = 1;

  var maxCount = 4;

  var passed = forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatoryVars, mandatoryCount);

  if(!passed){

  //Abort the submit

  alert('You must select at least ' + mandatoryCount + ' option for contact information besides email.');

  return false;

  }

function forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatory, count){

  //Split the mandatory variable names into an array

  mandatory = mandatory.split(',');

  var answer = false;

  var varFound = false;

  var numTrueMan = 0;

  var numTrueMax = 0;

  var x = 0;

  //Check each variable in the array

  while(mandatory[x]){

  alert('starting mandatory loop with mandatory being ' + mandatory[x]);

  if(g_form.getControl(mandatory[x])){

  alert('found control');

  if(g_form.getValue(mandatory[x]) == 'true'){

  alert('adding to true max');

  numTrueMax ++;

  x++;

  if(mandatory[x] != 'sixth'){

  alert('adding to true man');

  numTrueMan ++;

  }

  }

  else{

  x++;

  }

  }

  }

  if(numTrueMax < 5 && numTrueMan > 0){

  answer = true;

  }

  else{

  answer = false;

  }

  return answer;

}

}

[kristenankeny]

But you'll want to remove the alerts, was using them to debug.

[alexcharleswort]

This is sooo close! but it is still letting me submit a request if u_email_choice is the only one selected.

[kristenankeny]

Ah, it was a misplacement of the x++ in the if loop:

if(g_form.getControl(mandatory[x])){

  if(g_form.getValue(mandatory[x]) == 'true'){

  numTrueMax ++;

  if(mandatory[x] != 'sixth'){

  numTrueMan ++;

  }

  x++;

  }

[alexcharleswort]

I know I have probably butchered this script, while loops are not my forte. at all. This seems to only let me submit a request if u_Boolean_6 is true. so it's, not going through the loop correctly.

function onSubmit(){

  //Set the mandatory checkbox variable names and total mandatory count here

  var mandatoryVars = 'u_boolean_6,u_toll_free,u_fax_choice,u_ext_choice,u_cell,u_email_choice';
  var mandatoryCount = 1;
  var maxCount = 4;

  var passed = forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatoryVars, mandatoryCount);
  if(!passed){

  //Abort the submit

  alert('You must select at least ' + mandatoryCount + ' option for contact information besides email.');
  return false;

  }  

function forceMandatoryCheckboxes(mandatory, count){

  //Split the mandatory variable names into an array

  mandatory = mandatory.split(',');

  var answer = false;
  var varFound = false;
  var numTrueMan = 0;
  var numTrueMax = 0;
  var x = 0;

  //Check each variable in the array

  while(mandatory[x]){
//   alert('starting mandatory loop with mandatory being ' + mandatory[x]);
if(g_form.getControl(mandatory[x])){

  if(g_form.getValue(mandatory[x]) == 'true'){

  numTrueMax ++;

  if(mandatory[x] != 'u_email_choice'){

  numTrueMan ++;

  }

  x++;

  }

  if(numTrueMax < 5 && numTrueMan > 0){
  answer = true;
  }
  else{
  answer = false;
  }
  return answer;
}
}
}
}