actually document.blah.formname.value was returning the value of the selected index fine.. nice explantion though thanks
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:14 PM Subject: RE: js question > -----Original Message----- > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
