Create a form input for varying sized list?

Question

I have a form that has a drop down for up to 10 items:

<label class="label"># of Items:</label><select name="itemNumber">

<?php 

for($i=1; $i<=10; $i++)
{
    echo "<option value=".$i.">".$i."</option>";
}?> 
<option name="Items"> </option>   
</select>

Depending on what the user selects I need them to input a list of items. For example:

Select: 3

(The user would input the apparel)

Input:

Item 1: Levi's Jeans
Item 2: Nike Shoes
Item 3: Red Baseball Cap

What is the best way to achieve this? How should I store that data?

Hugo Sousa · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-14T11:13:38.907

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You can set a onchange event to the select. You read the changed value and create fields (number of fields according to the changed value) where the user can fill with the data. You can do this using jquery or javascript.

Check if this is what you want (using jquery): http://jsfiddle.net/67NHf/

edited Jan 14 '14 at 11:13

answered Jan 14 '14 at 00:33

Hugo Sousa

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What type of field do I create? And what code would I use to create multiple depending on the select? – kicksforlaughs Jan 14 '14 at 00:42
Edited answer with example. Hope it helps. – Hugo Sousa Jan 14 '14 at 11:13

Create a form input for varying sized list?

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