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Setting the default selected element in dynamic select drop-down box

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Feb 04.2009

Hi, I have created a dynamically generated drop-down box. I am struggling to find the syntax so that I can specify one of the select elements to be selected as default.

In normal html i would just write: <select selected=”selected”>Test</select>

I’m using javascript to create the <select> elements like this:

obj.options[obj.options.length] = new Option(‘testName’,’0000′);n

This is probably simple, but please could someone show how i could make this the default selected element?

Thanks

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@astupidnameFeb 04.2009 — obj.options[obj.options.length] = new Option('testName','0000');

obj.options[obj.options.length-1].selected = 'selected'; // = true works also
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@coldscooterauthorFeb 04.2009 — Thank you so much. Works a treat ;-)
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