getSelectIndexByText - JavaScript Vision

Syntax

JSV_getSelectIndexByText(selectObj, searchText [, compareCase])

Prototype

n/a

Returns

The index of the OPTION with the designated text, or SELECTNOTEXISTS if the designated text could not be found.

Parameters

The getSelectIndexByText function uses the following arguments.

Argument	Description
selectObj	The SELECT object.
searchText	Specifies an OPTION value that is to be searched for in designated SELECT object.
compareCase	Optional. Default is false--case insensitive comparison.

Remarks

n/a

Dependencies

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Example

The following lines of code


<FORM ACTION="getSelectIndexByText.html" NAME="SelectTest" ID="SelectTest" onSubmit="return false;">
<SELECT NAME="ChangeSelect" ID="ChangeSelect" SIZE="1">
<OPTION VALUE="1" SELECTED>One</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="2">Two</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="3">Three</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="4">Four</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="5">Five</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="6">Six</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button"
       NAME="btnTest"
       VALUE="Get Index of 'Three'"
       CLASS="jsvButtons"
       onClick="performTest(this.form);">
</FORM>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
function performTest(formObj) {
    alert( "Selected Index: " + JSV_getSelectIndexByText(formObj.ChangeSelect, "Three", true) );
}
</SCRIPT>

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