How do I get information for selected item of a combo

Put it in the option value

<form>
<select name="cust" onchange="this.form.address.value=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
<option value="">Choose Customer</option>
<option value="Address of Customer 1">Customer 1</option>
<option value="Address of Customer 2">Customer 2</option>
<option value="Address of Customer 3">Customer 3</option>
</select>
<textarea name="address"></textarea>
</form>

I missed one point here
eith this I will miss the customer id...

I Canmerge it with name in order to get the id..

But , want to see customer names only


Kindly help

thanking you in advance
Vikas Athavale

Can you explain it more clearly?
I don't get what you're saying. You can show customer's name only in the combo box.

...
<option value="">Choose Customer</option>
<option value="Makati City, Philippines">glenngv</option>
<option value="Mumbai, India">vikaspa</option>
...

Can you post your codes?

You need the id in the option value in the server-side.

function showAddr(sel){
var arr = sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].value.split("|");
sel.form.address.value=(arr.length==2) ? arr[1]:"";
}
...
<form>
<select name="cust" onchange="showAddr(this)">
<option value="">Choose Customer</option>
<option value="123|Address of Customer 1">Customer 1</option>
<option value="456|Address of Customer 2">Customer 2</option>
<option value="789|Address of Customer 3">Customer 3</option>
</select>
<textarea name="address"></textarea>
</form>

Then when the form is submitted, parse the selected option in the server-side to get the id.

Or you can use my original suggestion replacing the address with the id and generate a js array of the addresses with the same order as the option items.

var arr = new Array("","Address of Cust 1","Address of Cust 2","Address of Cust 3"); //generate this in server-side
function showAddr(sel){
sel.form.address.value=arr[sel.selectedIndex];
}

Your solution is OK but ..

Value of $bldgdetails ="abcd1234"
the value is stored is abcd1234(displayed in text area for address)


Value of $bldgdetails ="abcd 1234" or "abcd,1234"
the value is stored is abcd(displayed in text area for address)

Why such thing happens

Find belw my complete code

<select name="consigneelist" size="1" class="text-b12" onChange="document.clientfrm.consigneeaddress.value= this.options[this.selectedIndex].value, alert(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)" >
<?
echo "<option selected value=0>Select Client</option>";
$sqlclient = "select party_id,name,bldgdetails,streetarea,taluka,district,state,pin,country from party where consignee='Y' order by name desc";
$result=mysql_db_query($DB_NAME, $sqlclient, $connection);
if ($result)
{
}
else
{
echo "<br>Error while executing query<br>".$sqclient;
}

while($row=mysql_fetch_object($result))
{
$pid = $row->party_id;
$adr= settype($pid, "string");
$consigneeadr=$pid;
$bldgdetails=$row->bldgdetails;
$streetarea=$row->streetarea;

$name= $row->name;

echo "<option value=".$bldgdetails." ".$streetarea</option>";
}
?>
</select>

What's this?
You are not closing the opening option tag.......

echo "<option value=".$bldgdetails." ".$streetarea</option>";

I am really bothering you and I admire your valued help .


Function I use to display the address

function arra(inte)
{
alert(inte); (-> value shown is correct this is nothing but the customer id) var arr = new Array(document.clientfrm.test.value);
alert(document.clientfrm.test.value); (-> value shown is correct. This shows complete list of ddresses in a single string)
alert(arr[1]); (note : I expect this will sho some value) document.clientfrm.consigneeaddress.value=arr[inte];( the value displayed in undefined)
}

Notes

1. I am storing all addresses in hidden field "test" using php .

2. I checked with alert and found details are stored correctly

3. I am calling this function when selection is changed.

4. I am sending sel.selectedIndex to this function

in following combo
<option value="3">".Soloman."</option>";
<option value="11">".George."</option>";
<option value="5">".Henry."</option>";

I am passing 5 for Hrenry whereas I should pass 2
I am passing 11 for George whereas I should pass 1
I am passing 3 for Soloman whereas I should pass 0

Please inform me
1. why the array is not defined
2. how do I pass the item number than the index (which is customer id)

I am really bothering you and I admire your valued help .


Function I use to display the address

function arra(inte)
{
alert(inte); (-> value shown is correct this is nothing but the customer id)
var arr = new Array(document.clientfrm.test.value);
alert(document.clientfrm.test.value); (-> value shown is correct. This shows complete list of ddresses in a single string)
alert(arr[1]); (note : I expect this will sho some value) document.clientfrm.consigneeaddress.value=arr[inte];( the value displayed in undefined)
}

Notes

1. I am storing all addresses in hidden field "test" using php .

2. I checked with alert and found details are stored correctly

3. I am calling this function when selection is changed.

4. I am sending sel.selectedIndex to this function

in following combo
<option value="3">".Soloman."</option>";
<option value="11">".George."</option>";
<option value="5">".Henry."</option>";

I am passing 5 for Hrenry whereas I should pass 2
I am passing 11 for George whereas I should pass 1
I am passing 3 for Soloman whereas I should pass 0

Please inform me
1. why the array is not defined in javascript
var arr = new Array(document.clientfrm.test.value); when the alert display shows coreect string
2. how do I pass the item number than the index (which is customer id)

How are you storing the addresses in the hidden field? What separator do you use?

function arra(sel)
{
var f = sel.form; //form reference (every control has form property that refers to the form it belongs)
var arr = f.test.value.split("|");//put the separator you're using
if (arr.length>0) {
f.consigneeaddress.value=arr[sel.selectedIndex];
}
}
...
<select name="consigneelist" size="1" class="text-b12" onchange="arra(this)" >

I used the reference to the combo box (by using the this keyword) as the function parameter so that you don't have to specify the form name in the function.

I could solve this with your superb guidelines.

I am using ~ as seperator

var ab = document.clientfrm.test.value;
var arr = ab.split("~");
document.clientfrm.consigneeaddress.value=arr[inte];

"inte" is a parameter (index of combo) I am passing to the function


The problem is solved !


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THANK YOU SO MUCH