editable combo box

Hello everyone!

Could you tell me if it's possible to create an editable combobox (that means a
combobox in witch you can type in text) with Javascript and HTML scripts ? If it
is possible, could you tell me the way to do it, because I couldn't find any
answer by myself on the net ?

Thanks for helping me !



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Grégoire Blanc
Dreamcast Audio Programer
No Cliché
http://www.nocliche.com

Combo boxes are designed to contain pre-defined and thus uneditable data.

Having said that there is a way to do it, altough not very intuitive and without knowing the reason behind your desire to do it I would recommend against it.

You need a input field of type text, the user enters a description in the field, then clicks submit, rather than the submit button triggering a POST or a GET it calls a JavaScript function whihc takes the value of the text field and appends it to an array.

It takes the values in the array and builds the required html code for a combo box, then writes the html code out to the page.

The user can then enter another description etc.

If you want a value assigned to the description in the combo box supply 2 text fields or you could increment a counter variable in your code and assign it's value to the combo box.

HTH
Graham

Hello Graham,
Sorry not having answered you earlier; but, I thank you a lot for
having tried to help me : My need was to allow a user to type in a
command number or choose one that he had already prepared. That's why
an editable combobox was suitable. I found a solution that consists
in keeping the initial input field, which is an edit box, and,
beside, to create a simple combobox : It's like the solution you
proposed to me. Yet I thank you and wish you good day !


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Grégoire Blanc
Dreamcast Audio Programer
No Cliché
http://www.nocliche.com

Hello Graham,
Sorry not having answered you earlier; but, I thank you a lot for
having tried to help me : My need was to allow a user to type in a
command number or choose one that he had already prepared. That's why
an editable combobox was suitable. I found a solution that consists
in keeping the initial input field, which is an edit box, and,
beside, to create a simple combobox : It's like the solution you
proposed to me. Yet I thank you and wish you good day !


------------------
Grégoire Blanc
Dreamcast Audio Programer
No Cliché
http://www.nocliche.com

Hello Graham,
Sorry not having answered you earlier; but, I thank you a lot for
having tried to help me : My need was to allow a user to type in a
command number or choose one that he had already prepared. That's why
an editable combobox was suitable. I found a solution that consists
in keeping the initial input field, which is an edit box, and,
beside, to create a simple combobox : It's like the solution you
proposed to me. Yet I thank you and wish you good day !


------------------
Grégoire Blanc
Dreamcast Audio Programer
No Cliché
http://www.nocliche.com