HTML Drop Down Menu. 1

DM3 · Jul 15, 2003

Hello everyone,

I had a question regarding html Drop Down Menu's.

When using Drop Down Menu's, is it possible to select one of the links from that menu to play a music file?

If so - what would be the coding involved to perform that action?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

dwarfthrower · Jul 15, 2003

Yes, you would need a script in the <head> section of your page:

Code:

<script>
function playSound(sndsrc){
 document.getElementById('thesound').src = sndsrc;
}
</script>

Then you need a <bgsound> tag in the <body> of your document:

Code:

<bgsound id=&quot;thesound&quot; src=&quot;#&quot; loop=1>

And also a HTML select box with the source files and descriptions like so:

Code:

<select name=&quot;soundlist&quot; onChange=&quot;playSound(this.options[selectedIndex].value)&quot;>
  <option value=&quot;monkey.wav&quot;>monkey</option>
  <option value=&quot;organ.wav&quot;>organ</option>
  <option value=&quot;scream.wav&quot;>scream</option>
</select>

DM3 · Jul 15, 2003

Thank you Dwarfthrower! That helped.

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HTML Drop Down Menu. 1

DM3

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