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From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:42 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: OT: js question
>> im trying to get the displayed text from a select field (not the value)
>>
>> <select name="blah" size="1">
>> <option value="1">Option One</option>
>> </select>
>>
>> I know document.formname.blah.value would return "1", is there a way to
>> return "Option One" when that option is selected?
Actually document.formname.blah.value would explode. That's the correct
syntax to obtain a text field (or textarea) value. Select boxes are
different, as they contain an array of options.
document.formname.blah.options[document.formname.blah.selectedIndex].value
<-- value
document.formname.blah.options[document.formname.blah.selectedIndex].value
<-- text
Just to explain that a bit...
options (as mentioned above) is an array, so you need to reference a
particular option using array notation. The position (inside the []) is
obtained using selectedIndex, which specifies which option is currently
selected.
so if item 0 is selected (selectedIndex = 0), the statement evaluates to:
document.formname.options[0].text
document.formname.options[0].value
hth,
charlie
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