25.30. The Select Object
A Select object corresponds to an HTML element created through <SELECT ...>. It is normally accessed through the elements array of the enclosing Form. If the Form and Select objects both have names, you can also use document.formName.selectName.
Listing 25.4 shows a page that presents a pull-down menu of color choices. Choosing an entry changes the page's background color.
Listing 25.4. SelectColor.html
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Changing the Background Color</TITLE> <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript"> <!-- function setBackgroundColor() { var selection = document.colorForm.colorSelection; document.bgColor = selection.options[selection.selectedIndex].value; } // --> ... |
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