option.value in Netscape 4.x

Bakunin · Aug 23, 2001

Hi,
can anyone tell me if netscape 4.x knows about the options.value property? Basically I have a dropdown box populated from the database, with the value set to an ID and another field displayed to the user.

Based on as selection I want to grab the ID which is set as each option value attribute and pass it to a function which will select the same Id in another drop down with the same ID.

This work in IE5.x, Netscape 6.x, but not Netscape 4.7. Does anyone know a workaround?

Code to highlight below

<html>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">


</SCRIPT>

<form name="form1">

<body>

<select name="cars">
<option value="1">Volvo</option>
<option value="2">Saab</option>
<option value="3">Fiat</option>
<option value="4">Audi</option>
</select>

<input type='button' value='Run' onClick='XXX();'>

</body>

</form>

</html>

baad · Aug 27, 2001

hie
try to move form inside of the body section, & it will do the job (nn4.61 under win98) Victor

Bakunin · Aug 27, 2001

Many thanks Victor.

Is it possible to set the chosen item in the list based on its value.

So for example

<select name="cars">
<option value="5">Volvo</option>
<option value="2">Saab</option>
<option value="3">Fiat</option>
<option value="10">Audi</option>
</select>

I want to select "Audi" as the selected index based on its value. In IE5.x this is

document.form1.cars.options.value = 2;

but doesn't work in Netscape 4.x
Thanks in advance.

Tony.

baad · Aug 27, 2001

here u go:
<html>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
<body>
<form name="form1">
<select name="cars">
<option value="1">Volvo</option>
<option value="2">Saab</option>
<option value="3">Fiat</option>
<option value="4">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type='button' value='Run' onClick='XXX();'>
</form>
</body>
</html>

right syntax of what u was trying to do:

document.form1.cars.options[document.form1.cars.selectedIndex].value=2 (as single line)

but

doing it just like this will just set selected item's value 2 whatever u will assign (2 in ur case) so, u have to set selectedIndex 2 whatever u want

hope that was clear..
Victor

Bakunin · Aug 27, 2001

Yes Victor, I thought that was the case.

Again thanks for the help.

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