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Mar 10.2007

Is it possible to do an onclick event with option elements inside a select tag? If so how?

I have tried the following html, but when I click the option, nothing happens:

[code=php]<select size=”3″>

<option onclick=”alert(‘hi!’);”>option 1</option>
<option onclick=”alert(‘hi!’);”>option 2</option>

</select>[/code]

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@bulgarian388Mar 10.2007 — Try an onchage event on the select tag and it should work. Your not technically clicking on the option. You are clicking on the select so the onclick events you have will never work.
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@Mr_JMar 10.2007 — You can go like this

<select size="3" onclick="alert(this[selectedIndex].text)">

<option>option 1</option>

<option>option 2</option>

<option>option 3</option>

</select>

But onchange is usually the way to go
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@bear-98765authorMar 10.2007 — It worked! Thanks.
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