Re: [PHP] jquery fill select option value

[email protected] (Tedd Sperling)
Newsgroups php.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sep 22, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Jim Giner <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 9/22/2013 12:04 PM, Tedd Sperling wrote:
>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 9:06 PM, iccsi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> <select id="mark" name="mark">
>>> <option value="">--</option>
>>> <option value="bmw">BMW</option>
>>> <option value="audi">Audi</option>
>>> </select>
>>> 
>>> I use above code to have my select drop down on the form and would like to use jQuery to fill option value on change event.
>>> I would like know is it possible to do, if yes, any hint or example code at server site is appreciated,
>>> 
>>> Your help and information is great appreciated,
>> 
>> While jQuery is great, you don't need jQuery for this -- a simple AJAX routine will do what you want. Here's an example:
>> 
>> http://php1.net/a/zipcode-states/
>> 
>> The ajax routine is there -- you can copy it.
>> 
>> The HTML is there -- you can copy that too.
>> 
>> The php script is a simple script that is triggered by an ajax script (triggered by the user via onchange() ) that then pulls whatever data is needed to populate the remaining option controls via a GET.
>> 
>> HTH's
>> 
>> tedd
>> 
>> 
> OH!!! So you want to populate another(!) select box after the user makes his first selection.  You didn't say that.


Well... not meaning to disagree -- but he did say:

> I use above code to have my select drop down on the form and would like to use jQuery to fill option value on change event.


I took that to mean fill "another" option control. Why would one want to change the values of the current one?

tedd

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