select (drop down box) value?

[codingforumsun]

how do I set select (drop down box) value? the following code is not working for me. thanks.


switch (nameVal[i].toString()) { //nameVal[i].toString()--->"Co_Ordi"
case "Co_Ordi" : document.getElementsByName("Co_Ordi")[0].options["Average"].selected=true;
alert("CO_ORDI : "+ nameVal[i+1] ); // nameVal[i+1] --->"Average"
break;
default: document.getElementsByName(nameVal[i])[0].value=nameVal[i+1];
}

[codingforumsun]

I mean it enters the case "Co_Ordi" : but does not change the select box selection to the specified. also it shows the alert. no idea what to do.. can some one help me please

[tomws]

You should have posted this in teh main Javascript forum if you're not addressing an issue with a specific framework.

I thin you may be looking for the selectedIndex property. http://www.mredkj.com/tutorials/tutorial002.html

[Old Pedant]

You have to base it on selectedIndex as tomws said.

Something like:

function setSelectByValue( sel, val )
{
for ( var ix = 0; ix < sel.options.length; ++ix )
{
var opt = sel.options[ix];
if ( opt.value == val )
{
opt.selected = true;
return;
}
}
// no match on value...could give error or just ignore or???
return;
}

[codingforumsun]

hi oldperdant

function setSelectByValue( sel, val )
{
for ( var ix = 0; ix < sel.options.length; ++ix )
{
var opt = sel.options[ix];
if ( opt.value == val )
{
opt.selected = true;
return;
}
}
// no match on value...could give error or just ignore or???
return;
}

looks exactly right. but in the below code I get "Average" from database
and that value is present in the drop down box. so will it be set with the below code? OR is the code right? coming to the above code, the for loop
with options looks right but is it necessart to for loop it when we get the value from database.

switch ("Co_Ordi") {
case "Co_Ordi" : document.getElementsByName("Co_Ordi")[0].options["Average"].selected=true;
break;
default: document.getElementsByName(nameVal[i])[0].value=nameVal[i+1];
}

[codingforumsun]

I got it from some other. even oldpendant code also right. the options[int]
expects a int not string.