Add textfield as option for checkbox 'other' entry

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I am creating a form using the Drupal 6 Form API and I have a set of checkboxes. One of the options is "Other."

Is there a way to have one of these options be a fillable field? How would I define that in the options array.

Thinking something like:

[] Option A
[] Option B
[] Other ___________

Any ideas?

rocketeerbkw · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-15 14:46:36Z

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The easiest way is to add the Select or Other module.

It lets you define these using the Form API, CCK, Webform and some others.

answered Aug 15, 2011 at 14:46

rocketeerbkw

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Great suggestion, but I'd rather not add another module dependency to our site. Any other known work arounds?
– oranges13
Aug 15, 2011 at 17:36
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There's no way to "embed" a select box into a checkbox array. I wrestled with this awhile back and the closest I could come up with was to add a new select box element, and just float it with CSS to make it appear inline. In the end I went with the select or other module though.
– rocketeerbkw
Aug 15, 2011 at 18:11

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Laxman13 · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-07 03:36:14Z

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There is a neat CCK field here: CCK Select Other

I just installed it and it seems to be working fine, but don`t take my word for it as I see it is still dev. version.

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answered Aug 16, 2011 at 9:24

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