> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anil Garg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 11 June 2002 15:01
> 
> Hi,
> In a form i have two elements:
> 
> I
>  <input type="text" name="name" size=25 value="test">
> 
> II
>  <select name="categories[]" multiple size=10>
>  <? option  value = ...?>....
>  <? option  value = ....?>....
> 
> Now i want to show an alert message(using javascript) if the 
> text field is
> empty or no option is selected from categories list.
> 
> For the text field its working fine as below (the javascript  
> method called
> when onsubmit method is called):
> 
>  if(theForm.name.value==""){
>      alert("You must enter a Title.");
>      theForm.name.focus();
>      return(false);
>   }
> 
> But  for the options list(categories) i have tried my best 
> but i couldnt get
> it work.

   if (theForm["categories[]"].value==""){
      ... no category selected ...
   }

This is standard JavaScript:  x["y"] is by definition equivalent to x.y

Cheers!

Mike

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