Re: Proper Coding for Yes/No Questions

At 11:57 AM -0500 3/5/02, RUST Randal wrote:
>I have several forms with simple "yes/no" questions on them.  I need to use
>radio buttons for the selections.
>
>Is the following code correct for accessibility?
>
>----------
>
><label for="smart">Are you smart?</label>
><label for="smartYes">Yes</label><input type="radio" id="smartYes" />
><label for="smartNo">No</label><input type="radio" id="smartNo" />

No, but close. You want something like this:

<fieldset>
   <legend>Are you smart?</legend>
   <label for="smartYes">Yes</label>
   <input type="radio" id="smartYes" value="yes" name="smartYes" />
   <label for="smartNo">No</label>
   <input type="radio" id="smartNo" value="no" name="smartNo" />
</fieldset>

The redundant name attribute is there for backwards compatibility.
You could eliminate the for attributes if you wanted, by
wrapping the <label> around the <input>:

<fieldset>
   <legend>Are you smart?</legend>
   <label>
     Yes
     <input type="radio" id="smartYes" value="yes" name="smartYes" />
   </label>
   <label>
     No
     <input type="radio" id="smartNo" value="no" name="smartNo" />
   </label>
</fieldset>

Hope this helps!

--Kynn

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