how do i access select form value from a form object

**waddy** · 06-23-2006, 06:06 AM

How do i access select form value from a form object passed to a function.

I can obtain the selected index value, but can't get the text value from the options array.
e.g.

HTML Code:

function validateForm(obj)
{
  //var radioChecked = false;
  
	for (var i=0; i<obj.elements.length;i++)
 {
    var elem = obj.elements;
    var currentElement = obj.elements[i];
    var currentType = currentElement.type;
    var currentName = currentElement.name;
    var rGroup = obj[elem[i].name];

    var selectIndex = obj.elements[i].selectedIndex;
   [B]var selectText = obj.elements[i].options[selectIndex].text;[/B]


	alert('obj.elements['+i+'].name element name is : ' + obj.elements[i].name + '\n obj.elements['+i+'].value is : '
	+ obj.elements[i].value + '\n obj.elements['+i+'].type is : ' + obj.elements[i].type + 
	'\n select element index is : ' + selectIndex +
	'\n selectText is : ' + selectText +
	'\n i is now : ' + i); 
	
..........

**Kor** · 06-23-2006, 06:38 AM

you have mistyped. add red:

Code:

obj.elements[i].options[obj.elements[i].selectedIndex].text;

selectedIndex is an attribute of the SELECT object, not of the OPTION object

**waddy** · 06-23-2006, 09:05 PM

Thanks for your reply Kor. I have already done this - look at the var selectIndex, and I've tried writing this out in long notation you've given but still get the following error, for this line;

Error Type:
Server object, ASP 0177 (0x800401F3)
Invalid class string

Cheers