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Return the selected option as a number
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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getIndex(){
var x=document.getElementById("aSelectControl")
alert(x.selectedIndex)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Select your favorite language:
<select id="aSelectControl">
<option>Java</option>
<option>Perl</option>
<option>PHP</option>
</select>
<br><br>
<input type="button" onclick="getIndex()" value="Show index of selected language">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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