GET TEXT OFF SELECT

100dtl · Nov 25, 2003

Is it possible to get the text from this select with its id value?

<OPTION value=6>ABERAERON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=7>ABERCHIRDER</OPTION>
<OPTION value=8>ABERCONWY</OPTION>
<OPTION value=9>ABERCRAVE</OPTION>
<OPTION value=10>ABERCYNON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=11>ABERDARE</OPTION>
<OPTION value=12>ABERDARON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=13>ABERDEEN</OPTION>
<OPTION value=14>ABERDOUR</OPTION>
<OPTION value=15>ABERDOVEY</OPTION>
<OPTION value=16>ABERFELDY</OPTION>

MrGreed · Nov 25, 2003

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
function getOptText(){
var objSel=document.getElementById("MyTest&quot

;

alert(objSel.options(objSel.selectedIndex).innerText);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<select id="MyTest" onchange="getOptText()">
<OPTION value=6>ABERAERON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=7>ABERCHIRDER</OPTION>
<OPTION value=8>ABERCONWY</OPTION>
<OPTION value=9>ABERCRAVE</OPTION>
<OPTION value=10>ABERCYNON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=11>ABERDARE</OPTION>
<OPTION value=12>ABERDARON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=13>ABERDEEN</OPTION>
<OPTION value=14>ABERDOUR</OPTION>
<OPTION value=15>ABERDOVEY</OPTION>
<OPTION value=16>ABERFELDY</OPTION>
</select>
</body>
</html>

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100dtl · Nov 26, 2003

Can this be done when the form is submitted to another page?

shaddow · Nov 26, 2003

You have to decide if you send ID or the Text and make at the server side conversion. Or can use this trick

Code:

<OPTION value=&quot;6##ABERAERON&quot;>ABERAERON</OPTION>
<OPTION value=&quot;7##ZZZZZZZZZ&quot;>ZZZZZZZZZ</OPTION>

on server side now
selval=Split(Request(&quot;myselectobject&quot;),&quot;##&quot;)
id=selval(0)
text=selval(1)

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GET TEXT OFF SELECT

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