My code below has a radio button in the form to select the Sex. But on submitting it's sending as Male=on or Female=on.I want to send only Male/Female to Database. Please tell me the necessary editing I should do. I'm using Bootstrap.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Home - Student Registration Form</title>
<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="css/datepicker.css" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
.error{
color: red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<form id="regform" class="form-horizontal">
<fieldset>
<!-- Form Name -->
<legend>Student Registration</legend>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="firstname">First Name</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input id="firstname" name="firstname" type="text" placeholder="First Name" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="lastname">Last Name</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input id="lastname" name="lastname" type="text" placeholder="Last Name" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="dob">Date of birth</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input id="dob" name="dob" type="text" placeholder="Date of birth" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="age">Age</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input id="age" name="age" type="text" placeholder="Age" class="form-control input-md" disabled>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="sex">Sex</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label class="radio-inline"><input type="radio" name="Male">Male</label>
<label class="radio-inline"><input type="radio" name="Female">Female</label>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Select Basic -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="subjects">Subjects</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<select id="subjects" name="subjects" class="form-control">
<option value="Database">Database</option>
<option value="ADA">ADA</option>
<option value="Networking">Networking</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Textarea -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="localaddress">Local Address</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<textarea class="form-control" id="localaddress" name="localaddress"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Multiple Checkboxes (inline) -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="localaddresscheckbox">Permenant address</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label class="checkbox-inline" for="localaddresscheckbox">
<input type="checkbox" name="localaddresscheckbox" id="localaddresscheckbox" value="1">
Copy Local Address to permanent Address
</label>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Textarea -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="permenantaddress">Permenant Address</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<textarea class="form-control" id="permenantaddress" name="permenantaddress"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Button -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="submit"></label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<button id="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- Include all compiled plugins (below), or include individual files as needed -->
<script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap-datepicker.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script>
(function() {
jQuery.validator.addMethod("lettersonly", function(value, element) {
return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters only please");
$("#regform").validate({
rules: {
dob: "required",
localaddress: "required",
permenantaddress: "required",
firstname: {
lettersonly: true,
required: true
},
lastname: {
lettersonly: true,
required: true
}
},
submitHandler: function(form) {
form.submit();
}
});
//init datepicker
$('#dob').datepicker({
'format': 'yyyy-mm-dd',
'autoclose': true
});
//copy localaddress to permenant address on checkbox click
$('#localaddresscheckbox').click(function(){
if($(this).is(':checked')) {
var localaddress = $('#localaddress').val();
$('#permenantaddress').val(localaddress); //copy local address to permenant address box
}
else {
$('#permenantaddress').val('');
}
});
//age handler
$('#dob').datepicker().on('changeDate', function (ev) {
//get current date
var today = new Date();
var currentYear = today.getFullYear(); //current year
var selectedYear = $(this).val().split('-')[0]; //selected dob year
var age = Number(currentYear) - Number(selectedYear);
$('#age').val(age);
});
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>