CFIF using cfinput "value"

-==cfSearching==- wrote:
since the field is a radio button it only exists on the action page if something was checked.

True, but not necessary here. The first radio element is checked by default.

RexusFirm wrote:
I could use a cfif statement for this easily, i just don't know how to determine the number of people chosen for the cfif statement.

I would just do the obvious: extract the number from the value of the form field.

<cfset numberOfPeople = Left(form.players, 1)>
<cfif numberOfPeople eq 1>
<cfelseif numberOfPeople eq 2>
...
etc.
</cfif>

or, perhaps

<cfswitch expression="#left(form.players,1)#">
<cfcase value="1">
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="2">
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="3">
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="4">
</cfcase>
</cfswitch>

On my action page would I be able to do something like <cfset playerValue = #Form.Players#> and then start my <cfif> ?

Yes. Though you probably do not need cfset. Just use the form field directly: #form.players# . However, since the field is a radio button it only exists on the action page if something was checked. You can use cfparam or IsDefined to ensure the form field exists before using it in code.

<cfparam name="form.players" default="1">
<cfif form.players eq 1>
... etcetera
</cfif>

RexusFirm wrote:
> On my action page would I be able to do something like <cfset playerValue = #Form.Players#> and then start my <cfif> ?


You sure could. You could also just use form.Players in your <cfif...>
logic. No need to assign it to another variable if you are not going to
do anything else with that variable.

On my action page would I be able to do something like <cfset playerValue = #Form.Players#> and then start my <cfif> ?

RexusFirm wrote:
> What i want to do is send the form to the response
> page differently based on the number of people chosen.

This is an unclear statement. What do you want to happen where.

The easiest scenario is that your action page does stuff based on the
value of form.players.

I.E.

<cfswitch expression="#form.players#">
<cfcase value="1 Player">
<!--- Do One Player Stuff --->
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="2 Players">
<!--- Do Two Player Stuff --->
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="3 Players">
<!--- Do Three Player Stuff --->
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="4 Players">
<!--- Do Four Player Stuff --->
</cfcase>
<cfdefaultCase>
<!--- How did I get here? Form.player did not equal any of the
four expected values --->
</cfdefaultCase>
</cfswitch>

The same thing could be done with <cfif> with or without <cfelseif> blocks.

On your form page, change each input value on your form from "1 Player" to "1", etc, unless you have a good reason for the value to be '1 Player' rather than '1'

Then, in the action page, refer to #Form.Players#.