[Javascript] select list option sending

[David S Levy]

MessageI didn't know there was a value attribute to the <option> tag.  Previously I'd set it up like:

<select>
<option>Option 1
<option>Option 2
<option>Option 3
</select>

In which case if I selected Option 2 the value of the variable sent would be "Option 2".  So to be clear, if I use <option value="value1">hoople</option> the value setting will replace the "hoople" listed between the <option> and </option> brackets?  If so, sorry for asking something so trivial.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Dougherty 
  To: '[JavaScript List]' 
  Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:37 PM
  Subject: RE: [Javascript] select list option sending


  <select id='City'>
    <option value='17'>New York</option>
    <option value='13'>Los Angeles</option>
    <option value='6'>Boston</option>
  </select>

  when the CITY gets back to the server it will have the ID value - since this is basic HTML, there's no browser version/scripting issues either.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of David S Levy
    Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 1:11 PM
    To: [JavaScript List]
    Subject: [Javascript] select list option sending


    Hey.  I'm trying to make a dropdown(select) list of locations in a form, but instead of sending off the location name on submittal, I'd like to send an associated location ID, since I'm working with a database.  I was wondering if I can set up a form element with a name and without a type on selection of a given dropdown option.  To elaborate:

    Let's say I have a dropdown list of the following cities:

    New York
    Los Angeles
    Boston

    And each of these cities has associated with it a location ID, like:
    New York - 17
    Los Angeles - 13
    Boston - 6

    I'd like a way to list the cities but send the ID's.  Could I do something within the <option> tag like onselect="this.form.city_ID=17" for New York?  If yes, could I just do it like that or would I need to declare the form element city_ID as a hidden variable or something along those lines?  If not, does anyone have any ideas?  I hope my javascript idea is understandable, I'm just turning to this language in order to move along a project that's primarily in PHP.

    Thanks,

    David.

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