Mega Code Archive
Using the selectedIndex Property
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Select Inspector</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function inspect(form) {
alert(form.colorsList.options[form.colorsList.selectedIndex].text)
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM>
<P><SELECT NAME="colorsList">
<OPTION SELECTED>Red
<OPTION VALUE="Plants"><I>Green</I>
<OPTION>Blue
</SELECT></P>
<P><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Show Selection" onClick="inspect(this.form)"></P>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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