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- Should a group of radio inputs have the same value for the name attribute?
- What is the difference between a radio button and drop down list?
- Why would a dropdown be an advantage over a radio button?
- What is radio button dropdown?
Should a group of radio inputs have the same value for the name attribute?
Note: The radio group must have share the same name (the value of the name attribute) to be treated as a group.
What is the difference between a radio button and drop down list?
Think about a multiple choice quiz—you'd give your students Radio Buttons so they could choose one answer for each question and see each choice the entire time. A Dropdown List field can be used to create a list of items that you want a user to choose from—for example, selecting a day of the week.
Why would a dropdown be an advantage over a radio button?
Radio buttons have the advantage of one-click option selection (versus two clicks to select from a drop down). They save the user a click. Dropdowns have the advantage of one-glance value reading (the user only has to look in one place to see what is currently selected, rather than scan down a list).
What is radio button dropdown?
If there are a lot of options, or if the user can select more than one item, use a dropdown. If there are only a few options, or if the user can only select one item, use a radio button. Learn more about how to better make this decision here.
