Dropdown list not displaying in IE

Question

I have drop down list with 5 items.

I want to send the selected item to next jsp page.

JavaScript code:

var display= document.getElementById('displayId');
var j;
var count =0;
for(j=0;j< display.options.length;j++){
   if(display.options[j].selected){
       displaySelected =  display.options[j].value;
      count++;
   }
}
alert(displaySelected);

HTML code:

<SELECT NAME="displayId" id="displayId" style="width:300px;">
    <option>Host</option>
    <option>Host And Response Time</option>
    <option>Host And User Count</option>
    <option>User Count And Reponse Time</option>
    <option>Host,UserCount And Response Time</option>
</SELECT>

This works in Fire fox but not in IE...Can anyone find the mistake?

Apart from the concrete problem, why don't you just put it in a <form action="next.jsp"> and get the value in next.jsp by ${param.displayId}? — BalusC
– BalusC, Commented May 25, 2011 at 11:36
Maybe Ok for example project, but this is evil, follow @BalusC suggestion — Teja Kantamneni
– Teja Kantamneni, Commented May 25, 2011 at 11:38
To improve your chances to get better help, please Accept answers that solved your other questions. You have 6 questions already with pending answers. — user447356
– user447356, Commented May 25, 2011 at 11:38

user447356 · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-25 11:35:02Z

5

You need to read the option text as you don't have any value:

displaySelected =  display.options[j].text;

Some browsers probably set the value to be the text when it's empty, IE is not among them.

answered May 25, 2011 at 11:35

user447356

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amal · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-25 11:38:51Z

1

Give values to your option tags .

Like <option value="Host">Host</option> rather than <option>Host</option> .

And no need to find the selected value using a loop , you can always use

 document.getElementById('displayId').value

answered May 25, 2011 at 11:38

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