move from list to another list 1

discusmania · Aug 14, 2001

hi guys....
let say i have 2 listbox. and a button. What i want is : when i pick an item from list1 and click the button, the item will be move from list1 to list2. how to do that?

Thanks so much

shaddow · Aug 15, 2001

<HTML>
<BODY>
<SELECT size=6 id="list1" name="list1">
<OPTION value="1">1
<OPTION value="2">2
<OPTION value="3">3
<OPTION value="4">4
<OPTION value="5">5
</SELECT>
<br>
<input type="button" value="Add" onclick="doAdd()">
<br>
<SELECT size=6 id="list2" name="list2">
</select>
</BODY>
<script language="javascript">
function doAdd()
{
var list1value=list1.value;
list1.remove(list1.selectedIndex);
var listelem=document.createElement("OPTION&quot

;
listelem.text=list1value;
listelem.value=list1value;
list2.add(listelem);

};
</script>
</HTML>
________

George

discusmania · Aug 15, 2001

Thanks alot... that actually what i'm looking for. Just one more doubt, how to do multiple move?... means that ,select more than 1 field from list 1 and move it to list2 at one click?

Thanks
Ron

shaddow · Aug 17, 2001

hope this works...

<HTML>
<BODY>
<SELECT size=6 id="list1" name="list1" multiple>
<OPTION value="1">1
<OPTION value="2">2
<OPTION value="3">3
<OPTION value="4">4
<OPTION value="5">5</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<br>
<input type="button" value="Add" onclick="doAdd()">
<br>
<SELECT size=6 id="list2" name="list2">
</SELECT>
</BODY>
<script language="javascript">

function doAdd()
{
for(i=0;list1.length;i++)
{
if(list1.options(i).selected)//see what element is selected
{
var list1value=list1.options(i).value;
list1.remove(i);
var listelem=document.createElement("OPTION&quot

;
listelem.text=list1value;
listelem.value=list1value;
list2.add(listelem);
i=-1;//try again from begining of list to see if selected
};
};

};
</script>
</HTML>
________

George

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