Working with Radio Buttons
Radio buttons are an either/or interface element that let the user pick one (and only one) choice within a group of options. Radio buttons should be used when one of those options is required. As shown in Figure 7.9, the form uses radio buttons to let the hypothetical car buyer choose between a two-door or four-door automobile. In this case, you can only pick one of these choices, and you must make a choice.
Figure 7.9. Radio buttons are the best way to let the user pick only one choice from a group of options.
As seen in Script 7.12, it doesn’t take much scripting to check that one button is selected. We use a technique ...
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