List <a> tags in a textarea

[just1coder]

Is it possible to create a dropdown list populated by the contents of a textarea?

<textarea>
<a name="this">thi s</a>
<a name="that">tha t</a>
</textarea>

Then, the dropdown would have the <a> values as options...

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[Randy Webb]

just1coder wrote:

Is it possible to create a dropdown list populated by the contents of a textarea?

<textarea>
<a name="this">thi s</a>
<a name="that">tha t</a>
</textarea>

Then, the dropdown would have the <a> values as options...
Sure.
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just1coder -at- yahoo -dot- ca

No thanks. Ask in News, get answered in News.

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[just1coder]

Randy Webb <hi************ @aol.com> wrote in message news:<-b************** ******@comcast. com>...

just1coder wrote:

Is it possible to create a dropdown list populated by the contents of a textarea?

<textarea>
<a name="this">thi s</a>
<a name="that">tha t</a>
</textarea>

Then, the dropdown would have the <a> values as options...

Sure.

Please reply to

just1coder -at- yahoo -dot- ca

No thanks. Ask in News, get answered in News.

I was looking for an example.

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

ju********@yaho o.ca (just1coder) writes:

> Is it possible to create a dropdown list populated by the
> contents of a textarea?
>
> <textarea>
> <a name="this">thi s</a>
> <a name="that">tha t</a>
> </textarea>
>
> Then, the dropdown would have the <a> values as options...

How? Should the option's value/text be '<a name="this">thi s</a>' or
should it be 'this'?

.... I was looking for an example.

---
var text = document.getEle mentById("textA reaId").value;
var select = document.getEle mentById("selec tId");
var lines = text.split("\n" );
for (var i in lines) {
if (lines[i]!="") {
select.options[select.options. length]=new Option(lines[i]);
}
}
---
/L
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[Randy Webb]

just1coder wrote:

Randy Webb <hi************ @aol.com> wrote in message news:<-b************** ******@comcast. com>...

just1coder wrote:

Is it possible to create a dropdown list populated by the contents of a textarea?

<textarea>
<a name="this">thi s</a>
<a name="that">tha t</a>
</textarea>

Then, the dropdown would have the <a> values as options...

Sure.

I was looking for an example.

Not what you asked, but ok.

Assuming that your textarea will *Always* be formatted in that format,
its simply a matter of getting the name and the text. I think you wanted
href= instead of name= though.

Some hints:

get the .value of the textarea, and then parse it for the name(href) and
the text.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...jsmthsplit.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...astindexof.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...mthindexof.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...hsubstring.asp

Split the .value of the textarea.
Now, you get the indexOf the ", the last indexOf the ", and the
substring, that will give you the href/name.
Then, you repeat for indexOf >, then the lastIndexOf <, then the
substring will give you the text.

That will give you a pretty good start, some good reading, and some
practice. Post back with your best effort........
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