Passing option data in javascript's confirm message from php

PHP
1

hello…

my problem is i want to send the option data in confirm message of javascript from php.

my code is:

<select name=“to_id” id=“to_id”>
<option value=“0”>-----Select Employee------</option>
<option=“1”>Rashmita</option>
<option value=“2”>Sujit</option>
<option value=“3”>Itishree</option>
<option value=“4”>Mitali</option>
</select>

<script type=“text/javascript”>
function Confirm()
{
var start = document.forward_file.to_id.value;
var record=confirm("Are you sure you want to send this File to "+start+ “Person??”);
if(record == 1 && start == 0)
{
alert (‘Please select an Employee name’); return false;
}
if(record == 1)
{
return true;
}
else if(record == 0)
{
return false;
}
//else
}
</script>

In this confirm message var start shows the option value i.e. 1,2,3 etc. But, i want to show the name i.e. Rashmita, Sujjit, Mitali etc.

how can it solve, can anyone solve this…
plz its urgent…

2

Use .text instead of .value

3

It would be very easier if you use jQuery. Following normal JS will work for you:


var ele = document.getElementById('to_id');
var val = ele.options[ele.selectedIndex].text;
alert(val);
4

Hi cpradio,

Are you sure just using .text will work instead of .value? Can you please show the example?

5

Changing

var start = document.forward_file.to_id.value;

To

var start = document.forward_file.to_id.text;

Should work since .value is already working (I could be wrong, but I think I’ve done something like this in the past – although I use jQuery more often than not anymore).

** DISREGARD** Seems, you do have to go through the options[selectedItem].text approach for it to work.