Display Listbox

[pdilipm]

Hi,

I have an application wherein for one page I want to display a Listbox on selection of a radio button.
There should be 2 radio buttons and when the user clicks on the 2nd one "My Process", a list box should be displayed with several options.

Can anybody pls help me with this as I'm a beginner to JS..


Many thanks
Pooja.

[Philip M]

Here you are:-

<script type = "text/javascript">
function showListBox() {
document.getElementById("div1").style.display="block";
}
</script>

<form name = "myform">
Something <input type = "radio" name = "rad1">
My Process <input type = "radio" name = "rad1" onclick = "showListBox()">
<br><br>
<div id = "div1" style="display:none">
<select name = 'list1' id = 'list1' >
<option selected value=""> Choose A Fruit</option>
<option value='Mango'> Mango </option>
<option value='Apple'> Apple </option>
<option value='Orange'> Orange </option>
<option value='Watermelon'> Watermelon </option>
<option value='Plum'> Plum </option>
</select>
</div>
</form>

What happens if the user changes his mind and clicks the first button after selecting the second button?

"A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one at all would find fault with what he has done." - Cardinal Newman

[jmrker]

Originally Posted by Philip M

Here you are:-
....
What happens if the user changes his mind and clicks the first button after selecting the second button?
....

My suggestion would be to hide the list again and test display status (block || none) to determine if listbox selection is to be ignored or not.

<script type = "text/javascript">
function showListBox(flag) {
  var sel = document.getElementById("div1");
  if (flag) { sel.style.display="block"; } else { sel.style.display='none'; }
}
</script>

<form name = "myform">
Something <input type = "radio" name = "rad1" onclick = showListBox(false)>
My Process <input type = "radio" name = "rad1" onclick = "showListBox(true)">
<br><br>
<div id = "div1" style="display:none">
<select name = 'list1' id = 'list1' >
<option selected value=""> Choose A Fruit</option>
<option value='Mango'> Mango </option>
<option value='Apple'> Apple </option>
<option value='Orange'> Orange </option>
<option value='Watermelon'> Watermelon </option>
<option value='Plum'> Plum </option>
</select>
</div>
</form>

[Philip M]

Originally Posted by jmrker

My suggestion would be to hide the list again and test display status (block || none) to determine if listbox selection is to be ignored or not.

Yes, but you need to set the selected index back to 0, otherwise the selection remains active (and would be submitted in a form) even if the div is hidden. So I had (but waiting for the OP to say what he wanted! )

<script type = "text/javascript">
function showListBox() {
document.getElementById("div1").style.display="block";
}

function hideListBox() {
document.getElementById("div1").style.display="none";
document.getElementById("list1").selectedIndex = 0;  // cancel any selection made
}

</script>

<form name = "myform">
Something <input type = "radio" name = "rad1" onclick = "hideListBox()">
My Process <input type = "radio" name = "rad1" onclick = "showListBox()">

[pdilipm]

Philip M,
I tried yer code and it works beautifully. Only change I made is changing dropdown to multi-select list box. Yes, if the user changes his selection, I want the list box to hide.

Thanks alot for yer help