input = button output = text

**tksk8er** · 10-30-2007 03:33 PM

Hi,

I am trying to figure out this relatively simple code and was wondering if someone could provide me with a code that would produce the following:

On my site I have a meny of 10 locations numbered 1 through ten.
What I want to do is have this:

Number: [text box to enter number 1=10]
Button saying: [submit]

Output:
If the user enters the number 1 (which is Colorado) I want my text explaining in a paragraph about Colorado. If the user enters 2 (Nebraska) I want the output to show a paragraph on Nebraska. And so force.

How do I get a code that does this?

can anyone help me?

**savvykms** · 10-30-2007 03:55 PM

Here`s a simple one:
Javascript code:

Code:

<script language="javascript">
<!--
//screw you people who use the type attribute! OLDSCHOOL LIVE ON!
var loccontent = new Array('<b>Location</b> 1 Information','<b>Location</b> 2 Information','<b>Location</b> 3 Information');

function displaystuff(id,num) {
  if (num < loccontent.length && num >= 0) {
  document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = loccontent[num];
  }
  else { document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = "<p>Number invalid!</p>\n"; }
}
-->
</script>

HTML Code:

Code:

<form name="myform" onchange="displaystuff('output',this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">
<select name="locations">
<option value="0">Location 1</option>
<option value="1">Location 2</option>
<option value="2">Location 3</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Get Information" onclick="displaystuff('output',document.myform.locations.options[document.myform.locations.selectedIndex].value)">
</form>
<div id="output" style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #0000cc; overflow: scroll; width: 256px; height: 128px; border: solid 1px #333333;"></div>

**tksk8er** · 10-30-2007 04:45 PM

thanks for the script, but it's too complicated for me. I am a beginner in Javascript.
I have this script:

<html>
<title> </title>
<head>
<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="myTextInput" size="3"
maxlength="3">

<input type="button" name="myButton" value="Click here for info"></p>
</form>

</head>
<body bgcolor="CCFFFF">

<script language="JavaScript" type="Text/Javascript">

</script>

However the part in the <head> section does not coincide with the <body> section. Instead of entering numbers 1-6 in the body I need to enter it in the text box click on my <button> and receive the texts of: satisfied/happy/excellent etc
I know I need to use an output of this.options.value, but i just don't know how to do it.
Please help!

**savvykms** · 10-30-2007 05:01 PM

Try this on for size then:

Code:

<script language="javascript">
<!--
function getinfo(input,output) {
document.getElementById(output).value = input;
}
-->
</script>

Code:

<input type="button" value="Massachusetts" onclick="getinfo('Cranberries for the win!','stdout')">
<input type="button" value="Ohio" onclick="getinfo('Got potatoes?','stdout')">
<input type="button" value="Californa" onclick="getinfo('Pure gold.','stdout')">
<br>
<input type="textbox" id="stdout">

Or together:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Testing</title>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function getinfo(input,output) { document.getElementById(output).value = input; }
-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" value="Massachusetts" onclick="getinfo('Cranberries for the win!','stdout')">
<input type="button" value="Ohio" onclick="getinfo('Got potatoes?','stdout')">
<input type="button" value="Californa" onclick="getinfo('Pure gold.','stdout')">
<br>
<!--uncomment this and comment or delete the <textarea> to output into a text box<input type="textbox" id="stdout">-->
<textarea id="stdout"></textarea>
</body>
</html>

If you want to learn some javascript, try http:/www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript
This was just a very simple thing, you can also use buttons to be outputted to, but it would pretty much useless. If you wanted to, you could change the script line to document.getElementById(output).innerHTML = input; and the output could be something like a <td> or <div> and you can then use HTML inside of the text.

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