View Full Version : Help me pls submission of form on selection from drop down menu
me_g3nius
04-18-2003, 02:38 AM
WEll do any one help me that how can i submit form when i just select from combo box or drop down menu on selection the form will submit automatically.
yelena_l
04-21-2003, 12:20 AM
Onclick-event handler is not implemented for <option> elements (combo-box case). So use onChange - event handler for <SELECT>. Example:
---
<select onchange="fSubmit(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">
<option value="">--Select--</option>
<option value="value1">first_option</option>
<option value="value2">second_option</option>
</select>
<script>
function fSubmit(val) //handles the selected option and submits form
{
// do smth with val
document.getElementById("my_value").value=val;
//...
document.getElementById("my_form_name").submit();
}
</script>
<form id="my_form_name" method="post" action="my_page"> <!-- form definition-->
<input type="hidden" name="my_value" id="my_value" value=""/>
</form>
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It does not matter if <SELECT> is inside <FORM> or not.
For drop down menu try onClick event handler.
Good Luck
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