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JavaScript

Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points
Posted by Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points

if you look at the code below I use javascript to show fields when another radio button is clicked. Is there way using h

function yesnoCheckcanwork() {
    if (document.getElementById('no_to_work').checked) {
        document.getElementById('notoworkexplain').style.display = 'block';
    }
    else
        document.getElementById('notoworkexplain').style.display = 'none';
}

function yesnoCheckcanfelony() {
    if (document.getElementById('yes_to_felony').checked) {
        document.getElementById('yestofelonyexplain').style.display = 'block';
    }
    else
        document.getElementById('yestofelonyexplain').style.display = 'none';
}

<label>Are you a U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. on an unrestricted basis?:</label>
<input type="radio" id="yes_to_work" value="yes_to_work" name="can_work"  onclick="javascript:yesnoCheckcanwork();" required="required"><label for="yes_to_work" class="light">Yes</label>
<input type="radio" id="no_to_work" value="no_to_work" name="can_work"    onclick="javascript:yesnoCheckcanwork();" required="required"><label for="no_to_work" class="light">No</label>

<div id="notoworkexplain" style="display:none">
    <label for="no_to_work_explain">Please explain:</label><textarea id="no_to_work_explain" name="no_to_work_explain"></textarea>
</div>

<label>Have you ever been convicted of a felony?:</label>
<input type="radio" id="yes_to_felony" value="yes_to_felony" name="felony" onclick="javascript:yesnoCheckcanfelony();" required="required"><label for="yes_to_felony" class="light">Yes</label>
<input type="radio" id="no_to_felony" value="no_to_felony"   name="felony" onclick="javascript:yesnoCheckcanfelony();" required="required""<label for="no_to_felony" class="light">No</label>

<div id="yestofelonyexplain" style="display:none">
    <label for="yes_to_felony_explain">Please provide date of conviction and fully describe the circumstances:</label><textarea id="yes_to_felony_explain" name="yes_to_felony_explain" ></textarea>
</div>

1 Answer

Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points
Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points

All I needed to do is to set the element's required attribute to true or false.

                    function yesnoCheckcanwork() {
                        if (document.getElementById('no_to_work').checked) {
                            document.getElementById('notoworkexplain').style.display = 'block';
                            document.getElementById('no_to_work_explain').required = true;
                        } else {
                            document.getElementById('notoworkexplain').style.display = 'none';
                            document.getElementById('no_to_work_explain').required = false;
                        }
                    }

                    function yesnoCheckcanfelony() {
                        if (document.getElementById('yes_to_felony').checked) {
                            document.getElementById('yestofelonyexplain').style.display = 'block';
                            document.getElementById('yes_to_felony_explain').required = true;
                        } else {
                            document.getElementById('yestofelonyexplain').style.display = 'none';
                            document.getElementById('yes_to_felony_explain').required = false;
                        }
                    }