validating with select 1

[TheConeHead]

How can I check the "text" of a select option as opposed to the value?

 

[kaht]

document.forms["formName"].elements["selectBoxName"].options[i].text

(or use innerHTML)

-kaht

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[TheConeHead]

How would I just get the selected option?

 

[kaht]

document.forms["formName"].elements["selectBoxName"].options[[!]document.forms["formName"].elements["selectBoxName"].selectedIndex[/!]].text

-kaht

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[TheConeHead]

Ahhh, that I could give you two stars... thanks...

 

[kaht]

np

-kaht

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[LFI]

For the sake of clarity, you could shorten kaht's idea (and the width of this thread!) to:

var dfe = document.forms["formName"].elements["selectBoxName"];
var txt = dfe.options[dfe.selectedIndex].text

...I mean... as long as your anxious to give out another star...

Dave

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Or even one line:

(sel = document.forms["formName"].elements["selectBoxName"]).options[sel.selectedIndex].text

Dan

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