The var name should just be 'junk' since that is the name of the
checkbox. Also, I don't think you should have a closing parenthesis
after _id='no_table_junk'. Just a typo? Also, accessing it like
request.vars['no_table_junk'] will throw an error. Why not just use
request.vars.xxx and check for None? Also, it will not have a value of
'off' when unchecked, request.vars will just be empty. This works for
me:

def checktest():
    div=DIV(_id='test')
    inp = INPUT(_type='checkbox',
                _name='junk',
                _id='no_table_junk',
                _onclick="ajax('process_checkbox',
['no_table_junk'],':eval');")
    return dict(div=div,inp=inp)

def process_checkbox():
  checkbox_results=request.vars.junk
  return """jQuery("#test").html("%s");""" % checkbox_results




On Dec 4, 12:57 pm, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have a form with a dummy checkbox:
>
> #view
> INPUT(_type='checkbox',_name='junk',_id='no_table_junk'),
>         _onclick="ajax('process_checkbox',
> ['no_table_junk'],':eval');")
>
> #controller
> def process_checkbox():
>   checkbox_results=request.vars['no_table_junk']
>   return """jQuery("#test").html("%s");""" % checkbox_results
>
> Regardless of whether the checkbox is checked or not, the onclick
> event passes to the "process_checkbox" routine a
> request.vars['no_table_junk'] equal to 'on'. I would have expected it
> to toggle from "on" to "off" to "on" again as I keep toggling the
> checkbox from checked to unchecked.
>
> Anybody know what's wrong?

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