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From: "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Re: Accessing a <select> <option> ?
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:55 -0600
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Stephane  a dit:

>
> I thinck you can't attribute an onclick to an option
> the onclick is for the all select (as 'onchange' for instance)
>
>
> so I think you must use something like :
>
> <select onchange="myFunction(this)">
>    <option>
>    <option>
>    ...
>
> function myFunction(what) {
>  var i = what.selectedIndex,
>      k = what.options[i].value;
>  alert(k);
>  switch(i) {
>    case 0: doThat(); break;
>    case 3: doThis(); break;
>    }
> }

Hi Stephane:

    Yes, I'm doing the above now successfully, but thanks for your response 
!

    (btw, I'm posting another question in a few minutes re: auto-scrolling 
of <option>s in a <select> list.)

-Mel Smith