Select element - getting value from screen

[sodakotahusker]

If on a select element I reference .value (document.all.selState.value) - I get the underlying value, in this case a numeric id for the state). How do I reference the text I see on the screen (.text does not work)?

 

[disord3r]

I think I understand whar you're saying. If so, this is what I normally do:

var selected = document.formname.formitem.selectedIndex;
var selectedText = document.formname.formitem.options[selected].value;

(the above code is only 2 lines, and may have wrapped)

 

[sodakotahusker]

No - you should return the same value with one statement
document.formname.formitem.value. The browser already knows the index of the selected item.

What I want is to get the test which shows up on the screen which is not the same as the value if the value is specified in the option <option value="1">South Dakota</option><option value="2">North Dakota</option> etc.

I want to retrieve the South Dakota not the 1 or North Dakota and not the 2.

 

[simonchristieis]

have you tried:

var selected = document.formname.formitem.selectedIndex;
var selectedText = document.formname.formitem.options[selected].innerHTML;


???

 

[sodakotahusker]

That is what I needed!! Thank you!!