works with IE but not Firefox help

[ev66]

when i use the following function, it will only work in Internet explorer and not Firefox-

function myfunc(){
a=document.select1;
b=a.options[a.selectedIndex].value;
alert ("hello")
}

The function stops and does not display the alert.
it works in both browsers if i put the selectbox 'select1' in a form, but i don't want to do this-

this works-
function myfunc(){
a=document.form1.select1;
b=a.options[a.selectedIndex].value;
alert ("hello")
}


Is there a work around so i do not have to use a form ?
Thank you.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Yes - give the select element an ID:

<select [!]id="someIdValue">

and then use "getElementById" to refer to the element:

a = document.getElementById('someIdValue');

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[ev66]

thanks for your quick answer,
it works ok now.