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j0hnb · 02-05-2005, 01:09 PM

How would I make it so that when a person click on a link it will print out a set statement within the same page.... Like a if statement that is activated once the link is clicked. I'm new to php so i'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks

franzelneekburm · 02-06-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by j0hnb

How would I make it so that when a person click on a link it will print out a set statement within the same page.... Like a if statement that is activated once the link is clicked. I'm new to php so i'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks

That's not really a PHP question, if you want to change the page contents dynamically (ie, without the user leaving the page), you'll want to look into JavaScript and the DOM API - it's too large a topic to squeeze into a post, but a bit of googling will get you started.

Also, the XMLHttpRequest library opens up a whole new world of website interactivity, but you'll probably want to get a good handle on the basics first.

j0hnb · 02-06-2005, 09:20 PM

alright thanks, that was more of what I was looking for, I just had a misunderstanding of which language would best sute it.

sailor · 02-07-2005, 07:53 AM

Ill echo the other post--JavaScript. Thats what its for

RelaX · 02-07-2005, 03:44 PM

CSS/Javascript?

Just making the statement style="display: none;" and adding a onClick handler on the link to set the display? Or am I thinking too simple here?

02-05-2005, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
j0hnb Crazy Location: Arnold, MD	[php]Display on click? How would I make it so that when a person click on a link it will print out a set statement within the same page.... Like a if statement that is activated once the link is clicked. I'm new to php so i'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks

02-07-2005, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Ill echo the other post--JavaScript. Thats what its for __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

02-07-2005, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
RelaX Follower of Ner'Zhul Location: Netherlands	CSS/Javascript? Just making the statement style="display: none;" and adding a onClick handler on the link to set the display? Or am I thinking too simple here? __________________ The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents. - Nathaniel Borenstein

02-06-2005, 09:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
j0hnb Crazy Location: Arnold, MD	alright thanks, that was more of what I was looking for, I just had a misunderstanding of which language would best sute it.