make checkbox checked

[Evil X]

how do I make a checkbox checked by default

PHP Code:

<if condition="$show['vbookieevent']">
                <fieldset class="fieldset">
                    <legend>$vbphrase[post_a_vbookieevent]</legend>
                    <div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">

                        <div><label for="cb_postvbookieevent"><input type="checkbox" name="postvbookieevent" value="yes" id="cb_postvbookieevent" tabindex="1" $checked[postvbookieevent] />$vbphrase[yes_post_a_vbookieevent_thread]</label></div>

                    </div>
                </fieldset>
                </if> 


[Alan @ CIT]

Add:

checked="checked"

to the <input> tag.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Isn't it just "checked"?

And you would be breaking the progam logic. The following is already setting checked if it is needed:

$checked[postvbookieevent]

If you want to change the behaviour, i suggest you look into the code.

[merk]

I think some people used checked="checked" because its believed to be necessary. Ive only ever used checked or selected, though.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Lol not all browser like the checked=checked

[Dontom]

This is normal HTML syntax.
<input type="radio" name="Typ" value="bla" checked>

However, to be XHTML-compliant you should use it like this
<input type="radio" name="Typ" value="bla" checked="checked">

Thomas