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vchris

Jan 9 2007, 07:17 PM

Is there a way to get the option text instead of the value.

<option value="value">text</option>

I need to get that text. Is there a certain function for this?

Skemcin

Jan 10 2007, 01:55 PM

in what respect do you need that text? On an action page?

Do you need both the value and teh text when the form is posted?

Is the value not in a database that you could look up.

Could you do this:
<option value="value,text">text</option>

and then parse the value on the action page using cfloop indexing by the comma?

vchris

Jan 10 2007, 02:25 PM

I resolved this by simply creating a query to get the text.

The problem was that the value which is numeric 1,2,3... is not necessary for what I wanted to do but I couldn't change it. I needed the text to indicate to the user what was chosen. I thought by getting the text instead of querying it would be easier on the server but if there is no other way.

jesh

Jan 10 2007, 06:41 PM

If you are using javascript on the client-side, you might try a hidden input that stores the text of the selected item and populate that data using java script:

CODE

<select id="myselect" onchange="updateHidden(this);">
  <option value="-1">Select an Option</option>
  <option value="1">Value 1</option>
  <option value="2">Value 2</option>
  <option value="3">Value 3</option>
</select>

<input type="hidden" id="h_myselect" value="-1" />

<script type="text/javascript">
function updateHidden(obj)
{
    var theText = obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].text;
    document.getElementById("h_myselect").value = theText;
}
</script>

But, as you well know, I don't know anything about CF nor whether it is possible to integrate javascript with it like this. Maybe it'll help.

vchris

Jan 10 2007, 06:51 PM

I appreciate your input but unfortunately I cannot use javascript for what I am trying to do. I have standards I need to respect. It can only be CF. Thanks anyway.

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