Thanks for the reply. But this does not resolved my issue. I think
client side code is always faster than server side code. Also I do not
want to do a post back. I have also tried it with server side code but
its even slower than the above code. Any other code would be
appreciated.
On Nov 7, 5:28 pm, Liam Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> why not have an "all" option in your select box and do the rest server side?
>
> JQueryProgrammer wrote:
> > Hi All,
>
> > I am trying to write a JQuery function which would select all my
> > options in the select control with the click of a button. I am able to
> > do it with the following function:
>
> > $("#btnAll").click(function() {
> > $("#myselect *").attr("selected","selected");
> > });
>
> > But the problem is my select list box has more than 5000 values and
> > selecting each option with this method takes much time and scrolls the
> > whole select box.
>
> > Can anyone please help me in optimizing this function so that I can
> > instantly select without the user getting displayed about the
> > scrolling.
