Problem with Select box Onchange event in html

Question

<script>
    function options(){
       alert("asdfasdf");
    }
</script>
<select type="selectbox" name="crPaymentOption" id ="crPaymentOption"onchange="options()"/>
    <option selected="" value="--">--</option>
    <option value="Check">Check</option>
    <option value="Credit Card">Credit Card</option>
    <option value="Cash">Cash</option>
</select>

The alert is not firing when I change the options of the select drop down. Can anyone help me on this?

Canavar · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-14 11:38:53Z

6

Change your method name, and leave a space before the onchange attribute :

<script>
    function optionsAlert(){
       alert("asdfasdf");
    }
</script>
<select name="crPaymentOption" id="crPaymentOption" onchange="optionsAlert()"/>
    <option selected="" value="--">--</option>
    <option value="Check">Check</option>
    <option value="Credit Card">Credit Card</option>
    <option value="Cash">Cash</option>
</select>

edited Sep 14, 2009 at 11:38

answered Sep 14, 2009 at 9:35

Canavar

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bobince Over a year ago

Also, there is no such thing as ‘type="selectbox"’; this should be omitted.

Pete OHanlon · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-14 09:46:22Z

3

It doesn't like the function name - change it to a different name, e.g. changeOptions, and use that. Here's a version of your code that works for me:

<html>
<body>

    <script>    function changeOptions(){       alert("asdfasdf");    }</script>

    <select type="selectbox" name="crPaymentOption" id="crPaymentOption" onchange="changeOptions()" />
    <option selected="" value="--">--</option>
    <option value="Check">Check</option>
    <option value="Credit Card">Credit Card</option>
    <option value="Cash">Cash</option>
    </select>
</body>
</html>

answered Sep 14, 2009 at 9:46

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