> > Hmm, defaultValue returns undefined but is that safe to use? > > > Dunno, but may solve the problem. If the value is empty and the > defaultValue is undefined, return the text content as the value, for IE.
Unfortunately IE6 has an undefined 'defaultValue' for options with no value attribute and for options that have a value of the empty string. And in both these cases the actual value resolves to have identity to the empty string. I have not figured out how to distinguish between no value and an empty string value in IE. So far, the lesson learned is to always use the value attribute! Mike _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
