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How to get value of the checked radio

I am trying to get the value of the checked radio button with the following code: 

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" >
    window.onload = initAll;

    function initAll(){     
        var allAnchors = document.getElementsByName("options");
        for ( var int = 0; int < allAnchors.length; int++) {
            if(allAnchors[int].className == "buttonLink"){
                allAnchors[int].onclick = fetchQuestion;
            }
        }
    }

    function fetchQuestion(){

        var toLoad = this.href;
        var selectedAnswer = "";                
        var allRadio = document.getElementsByTagName("input");

        for(var i = 0;i<allRadio.length; i++){
            if(allRadio[i].checked == true){
                selectedAnswer = allRadio[i].value;
            }
        }       
            alert(selectedAnswer);
                return false;
         }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="radio" name="options" value="optA" />&nbsp; &nbsp;Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing <br/>
             <input type="radio" name="options" value="optB" />&nbsp; &nbsp;Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing <br/>
             <input type="radio" name="options" value="optC" />&nbsp; &nbsp;Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing <br/>
             <input type="radio" name="options" value="optD" />&nbsp; &nbsp;Operating System is used for Efficeint Resource Sharing <br/>
<a href="SubmitSheet" class="buttonLink">Submit</a>
        <a href="NextQuestion" class="buttonLink">Next</a>
        <a href="PreviousQuestion" class="buttonLink">Previous</a>
        <a href="PassQuestion" class="buttonLink">Pass</a>
</body>
</html>

here if i used document.getElementByTagName("input"), then it is working. but with document.getElementByName("options") it is not. So what's the problem with this?? Can't i use document.getElementByName with radio buttons.

Solution

  • Perhaps you mean document.getElementsByName(). Please notice the plural, since it can possibly return more than one node.