Text swapping...

Hi all,

I'm sure this is a simple problem, but I'm not very good with javascript and could use some help!

I have a form, in this form I have a selection list:

<select name="select_list" onChange="swap_text();">
<option value="1">Value 1</option>
<option value="2">Value 2</option>
<option value="3">Value 3</option>
</select>

What I would like this to do, is when the user changes the value in the selection list, is to print the option text ie Value 1, Value 2, Value 3...in a table below the selection list.
<table>
<tr>
<td>select_list values</td>
</tr>
</table>

I'm not really sure how to do this. If anyone can provide me with any info, I'd be forever greatful.

Thanks

To display value in the table itself, and to have it work in NS and IE would be a little tricky. IE's <td> has the "innertext" property which would make it a snap. For NS you'd have to do something like:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">code:</font><HR><pre><table><tr>
<script language=JavaScript><!--
function Swap_Text()
{
document.write("<td>" + value + "</td>")
//and I know there's another line you need for NS to keep it from adding to the line the next time you call it. It's something like
document.write.close()
//but I know that's not it exactly
}
//--></script>[/code]
I think the easiest way to do it would be to use a textbox in your table, and call it "swapped_text" or something. Then say.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">code:</font><HR><pre><script language=JavaScript><!--
var selection_text=new Array
selection_text[0]="value zero"
selection_text[1]="value one"
...
function Swap_Text()
{
swapped_text.value=selection_text[select_list.value]
//just make sure to keep you selection values numeric.
}//--></script>[/code]
Anyway, something like that would probably work, but the above code is by no means intended to be immediately usable...

[This message has been edited by billyo (edited July 13, 2000).]