Easy Question

[kjoost001]

I am trying to get the selectedIndex when using select lists. My problem is, it only returns number values, i want it to return the text that is actually selected. How do I do this?

So far this is my code:
var playerStatus8 = form.position8.selectedIndex;

 

[Boomerang]

Try this:

form.position8.options[position8.selectedIndex].value

This makes it also work in NN,

Hope this helps,
Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (

http://www.boomerang2002.com)

!! Many Happy Returns !! -->

 

[kjoost001]

thanks for the quick response. for some reason, this is not working. is there anything else i need to include?

var playerStatus8 = form.position8.options[position8.selectedIndex].value

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Boomerang]

show your complete code <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (

http://www.boomerang2002.com)

!! Many Happy Returns !! -->

 

[Einstein47]

Try this:

var playerStatus8 = form.position8.options[position8.selectedIndex].text

Einstein47
(Love is like PI - natural, irrational, endless, and very important.)

 

[kjoost001]

Attached is my code. I have also tried .text, same problem.
Thanks everyone for your time. i owe you one.


<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
function validateOffense(form)
{
var offenseType = form.offtype.selectedIndex;
var playerStatus1 = form.position1.options[position1.selectedIndex].value;
alert (&quot;test1: &quot; + playerStatus1)
alert (&quot;test8: &quot; + form.position8.options[position8.selectedIndex].value);
return true;
}
</script>

This is in the HTML

<%Response.Write &quot;<select name=&quot; & &quot;position&quot; & nPlayer & &quot; size=1 valign=middle&quot; & &quot;>&quot; %>
<option VALUE=0>START
<option VALUE=1>BENCH
</select>

 

[Boomerang]

I assume you call your function somewhere in an ONCLICK event in the submitbutton?

Try something like this (just a quick answer, I did not a syntax check ):

<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
function validateOffense(TheValue)
{
var playerStatus1 = TheValue;
alert (&quot;test1: &quot; + playerStatus1)
return true;
}
</script>

<form name=&quot;MyForm&quot;>
<%Response.Write &quot;<select name=&quot; & &quot;position&quot; & nPlayer & &quot; size=1 valign=middle&quot; & &quot;>&quot; %>
<option VALUE=0>START
<option VALUE=1>BENCH
</select>
<input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;go for it&quot; name=&quot;submit1&quot; ONCLICK=&quot;javascript:validateOffense(document.MyForm.position8.options[MyForm.position8.selectedIndex].value);&quot;>
</form>

(make the input button also with a response.write of course)

Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (

http://www.boomerang2002.com)

!! Many Happy Returns !! -->

 

[tsdragon]

Why so complicated? Shouldn't this work?

document.formname.optionname[document.formname.optionname.selectedIndex].value

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