Am afraid you can not escape from Javascript to do that! I am not good at javascript. So you will need to wait till someone else comments on how to do what you are looking for.
Best, Raghu On 1/30/06, Shivani Sawhney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks so much Raghu for such a quick reply. > Actually I am using a list and not a textbox and I do not want a suggest > list but just want to narrow down on the content of a populated drop > down list. > > I'll explain... if I have a standard drop down list for country names > and the list includes ..., "Iceland", "India", ..., "Namibia"... > Now, if you press "I" at the drop down list you'll be taken to the first > element that starts with "I", which is Iceland. But, if you press "In", > you'll not be taken to the first element that starts with "In", which is > India, but to the first element that starts with "N", which is Namibia. > This is the standard way a drop down list will. > The feature that I want is like recursive sort or narrowing down on the > elements of the list. > > (If you want to try what I am talking about, just try creating an > account/user on any website and in the country drop down list try > choosing India. You may try hotmail. ) > > Thanks for your suggestion. > > Regards, > > Shivani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raghu Kanchustambham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 January, 2006 4:54 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: Narrow down on an element in a select list with every key > press > > Shivani, > You may want to take a look at the suggest tag provided by > Struts-layout taglibrary. > > http://struts.application-servers.com/suggest/index.html > > I have personally used this tag and it is quite easy to get it > working. The best thing is that you do not need to write a single line > of Javascript. Everything is encapsulated into this Tag. > > The example listed is very close to what you want. When you write your > "callback" Class (in the above example - CountrySuggestAction) you > can decide the "list" that "qualifies" with your keypress. > > Also I strongly recommend this set of tags to anyone who wants to have > some "rich" functionality and do not want to move to JSF. The tabs > functionality, interdependent combos, treeviews, sorting, paging etc > are very useful and easy to use. Besides as I understand from their > site this is mature for more than 5 years. > > I have been using their tags and they ROCK ! :-) > > HTH, > Raghu > > > > On 1/30/06, Shivani Sawhney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Is it possible, through Struts or JavaScript, to narrow down on an > > element in a select list with every key press? > > > > I have a sorted select list for country names. If I have entries for > > "Iceland" and "India" in the pick list, then pressing "I" would take > me > > to "Iceland" but pressing "In" will take me to element starting with > "N" > > and not to "India". Is there any way that I can narrow down on an > > element in a select list with every key press? > > > > This functionality can well be achieved in applications but can this > be > > achieved in web based solutions. I don't mind using JavaScript too. > > > > > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shivani > > > > ****************************************************************** > > > > NetEdge Computing Global Services Private Limited. > > > > A-14, Sector-7, NOIDA U.P. 201-301 > > > > Tel # 91-120-2423281, 2423282 > > > > Fax # 91-120-2423279 > > > > URL http//www.netedgecomputing.com > > > > ****************************************************************** > > > > This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If > > you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based > on > > this message or any information herein. If you have received this > > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
