[thelist] Select - forms
.jeff
jeff at members.evolt.org
Mon Mar 10 11:31:03 CST 2003
chris,
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> From: Chris Marsh
>
> document.forms[n].submit() (where n is the 0-based index
> of the form on the page)
> document.forms['formNAME'].submit() (where formNAME is
> the value of the name attribute of the form)
> document.formNAME.submit() (where formNAME is the
> value of the name attribute of the form)
>
> I would recommend the latter, as it is both explicit
> and elegant (IMHO), and does not fall over if the
> order of forms on the page changes.
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i have a suggestion that's even more elegant and failproof. read on.
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> onchange='document.formNAME.submit()'
>
> Then every time the selection is changed, the form will
> be submitted.
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since you're calling an event on a form element you can get access to the
containing form using the "this" keyword.
onchange="this.form.submit()"
told ya it was better.
;)
.jeff
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