I've always used the options array as well but recently have been using value with no problems or complaints.
-----Original Message----- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:41 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Tricky Form validation Question (for me at least) maybe i'm just old and a creature of habit, but i've always referenced select elements via the options array. i've seen people access the value directly (and i know it works in newer browsers)...but when i cry a little :) i have looked into it to see if it's "valid" (standard) or not...i've asked people that I consider to be JS gurus...and i've never gotten any answer other than "it works". i know newer browsers will support it, but i still don't know if it's "standard", so I prefer to stick to the old-fashioned way (FWIW). On 10/10/06, Ben Nadel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mosh, > > I am pretty sure that select boxes do have a "value" attribute... Maybe > its not standard? > > <form> > <select onchange="alert( this.value );"> > <option value="A">ONE</option> > <option value="B">TWO</option> > <option value="C">THREE</option> > </select> > </form> > > Works fine for me. > > ...................... > Ben Nadel > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > www.bennadel.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mosh Teitelbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:42 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Tricky Form validation Question (for me at least) > > Ben Nadel wrote: > > if ( document.form[ 0 ].elements[ "selectAdmin" ].value == "0" ){ > > Select elements do not have a "value" property. Replace "value" with > "selectedIndex" (use this capitalization) and the above code should work > fine. > > -- > Mosh Teitelbaum > evoch, LLC > Tel: (301) 942-5378 > Fax: (301) 933-3651 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:256151 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
