you can't I just tried that you have to loop through the form first then compare on a submit button need code??? look at my last posting -----Original Message----- From: Dan Costea [mailto:costea.dan at ssi-schaefer.ro] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:28 AM To: javascript at LaTech.edu Subject: [Javascript] default value for combobox Hi, If I want to find the default value for an editbox (<input type="text">), I use the "defaultValue" attribute: editbox.defaultValue; for the checkbox or radio, I use "defaultChecked". But how can I find the default text written in a combobox? Thanks, Dan _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript at LaTech.edu https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript