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From: "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Accessing a <select> <option> ?
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 13:18:18 -0600
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Hi:

    When a user clicks on an <option> (in one of my three <select> lists, I 
wish to have a specific function executed.

    In my body 'onload' property/function,  I call a function -- part of 
which is shown below

    *********************
    el = memberopts[i] ;    // memberopts is an array
    el.id = "imem" + el.value ;    // place an 'ID' in this option
    el.onclick = myfunc ;        // this is my misunderstanding here :(((
    // I'm guessing that I can't use 'onclick' here above, and I'm missing 
something fundamental
    // in my understanding of the properties of <option> (i.e., selected, 
index, disabled, etc)

    *************************

    But, when I click on any option, the function myfunc() is not executed 
???  (I put a simple alert in there and it does not show).

    btw,  I have a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff to do, when a user clicks 
an <option> of a <select>.

   Any suggestions please ??

Thank you.

-- 
Mel Smith