Re: SELECT values

[Summer Bundy <slb2@axe.humboldt.edu>]

if you just want the text after the <OPTION>some_text use 
select_name.options[index].text == some_text
if you want the <OPTION VALUE="the_value"> i assume you use
select_name.options[index].value == the_value
but i am not sure for that one

to get the current select
var current_index = select_reference.options.selectedIndex
var current_choice = select_reference.options[current_index].text

Chris Moses wrote:
> 
> O.K. guys, this is probably a stupid question but I just can't get the following
> script to work. I've checked the 411 FAQ, and the %$@ official documentation.
> All I want to do is return the value selected in the OPTION list in the alert window.
> 
> By the way, I spent a good amount of time on 411. It is a very nice FAQ, good work
> Andy. I have a couple suggestions but I'll post them seperately.
> 
> Obviously, I have stripped out the extraneous stuff:
> 
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT">
>         function newtopic() {
>                 alert("Selected SubTopicID="+document.SubTopicID.value)<<I've tried
>                                 every syntax I can think of with .value,
>                                 .selectedIndex....
>         }
> </SCRIPT>
> 
> <FORM NAME="listform">
> <SELECT NAME="SubTopicID">
>                 <OPTION>Disk Drives
>                 <OPTION>Motherboards
>                 <OPTION>SCSI Controllers
>                 <OPTION>Memory
> </SELECT>
> <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Reload" onClick="newtopic()">
> </FORM>
> 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Chris Moses
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