Drop Down Box Validation

[mallz]

hi,
I need to capture what a user selects in the drop-down list. How do i do that? I need to perform different functions depending on what he selects.i tried using selectedIndex but am unable to capture the value and manipulate with it.

[acoder]

Use the onchange to capture changes. You can use the options array and selectedIndex to get the current value, see link.

[iam_clint]

<script>
function dofunc(val) {
alert("You selected '"+val+"'");
}
</script>
<select onchange="dofunc(this.value);">
<option value="Hi">Hi</option>
<option value="This">This</option>
<option value="Is">Is</option>
<option value="A">A</option>
<option value="Test">Test</option>
</select>
 

heres a very simple generic example of one way you could accomplish this.