Hi, `innerHTML` isn't an attribute, which is why you can't set it as part of the `attributes` parameter to `new Element`.
The usual way to create an Option object is via the `Option` constructor, which isn't Prototype-specific: var o = new Option(text, value); So since you're using the same text and value: var o = new Option(times[i], times[i]); It's supported by every browser I've ever met (but I've mostly worked with major browsers, not niche ones). The resulting object isn't (reliably cross-browser) an actual DOM element, but the option is handled correctly if you add it to the select box's `options` collection via its `add` method (yes, `add`, not `push` as you might expect) or by assigning to the next available slot directly: // using `add` (`push` does not work) yourSelectBox.options.add(o); // or assigning directly to next available slot: yourSelectBox.options[yourSelectBox.options.length] = o; Live example: http://jsbin.com/ujopa4 I believe that's the most compatible way to do it. I tried doing a Prototype example with actual DOM elements: var o = new Element('option', {value: times[i]}); o.update(times[i]); yourSelectBox.insert(o); (Live example: http://jsbin.com/usatu4) ...but on IE6 that worked in that the elements were added to the drop-down, but the drop-down's width wasn't recalculated. HTH, -- T.J. Crowder Independent Software Engineer tj / crowder software / com www / crowder software / com On Feb 3, 3:36 am, greg <g...@reservation-net.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Is there a way using just new Element to create an Option element? > > To get it to work in FF and IE, I need to do the following: > > var o = new Element('Option', {'value': times[i], 'innerHTML': > times[i]}); // for IE > o.text = times[i]; // for FF > > This doesn't work in FF: > var o = new Element('Option', {'value': times[i], 'text': times[i], > 'innerHTML': times[i]}); > > innerText doesn't work in FF either. > > Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
