使用复选框清除表单

Question

I am trying to use a checkbox to clear a form but I do not want the reset to clear the checkbox itself. The code I am using is as follows:

<input name="no_cage" id="no_cage" type="checkbox" value="1" onclick="this.form.reset();">

When I click on the checkbox it clears the form fine but unfortunately, also clear itself too.

The checkbox also updates a db with a 1 if checked or a 0 if unchecked. So I need it within the form and it needs to be able to toggle between checked and unchecked.

Answer 1

There are two ways to do this:

Create a javascript function to reset the form and then check the checkbox again to true.

Using JQuery :

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).on('change', '#no_cage', function() {
    if(this.checked) {
        document.getElementById("client").reset();
        this.checked = true;
    }
});
</script>
<form id="client">
    <input type="text">
    <input id="no_cage" type="checkbox" value="1"> CLEAR
</form>

Using Javascript :

<script type="text/javascript">
function clearform(){
    if (document.getElementById("no_cage").checked == true){
        document.getElementById("client").reset();
        document.getElementById("no_cage").checked = true;
    }
}
</script>
<form id="client">
    <input type="text">
    <input id="no_cage" type="checkbox" onclick="javascript:clearform();"> CLEAR
</form>

OR, keep the checkbox out of the form

<script type="text/javascript">
function clearform(){
    document.getElementById("client").reset();
}
</script>
<form id="client">
    <input type="text">
</form>
<input id="no_cage" type="checkbox" value="1" onclick="javascript:clearform();"> CLEAR

Answer 2

I don't know if you want it this way, but I change the code that if checkbox is checked than clear form else it won't. Here the code

<form id ="myForm" name = "test">
<input type ="text"/>
<input type ="text"/>
<input type ="text"/>
<input type ="text"/>
</form>


<input name="no_cage" id="no_cage" type="checkbox"  onclick="resetForm()">

<script type="text/javascript">

function resetForm()

{
if (document.getElementById("no_cage").checked == true)

{ 

document.getElementById("myForm").reset();

}

}
</script>

Answer 3

<form id="myForm">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br><br>
<input type="checkbox"  id="box"onclick="myFunction()" value="Reset form">reset
</form>
<script>
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("myForm").reset();
document.getElementById("box").checked = true;
}</script>

hope it helps