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how to activate a textbox if I select an other option in drop down box

suppose I've a 3 options in a drop down box say red , blue, others. If a user select option as an others then below a text box should be visible to wrtie his own favourite color. I can populate the drop down box with colors but do not know how to bring textbox visible on selection of others in the drop-down box. I know that using javascript it is possible to do but I am quite new to javascript. can anybody please help me out??

This is the select option I am implementing in my html form

   <select name="color"> // color
    <option>pick a color</option>  
    <option value="red">RED</option>
    <option value="blue">BLUE</option>
    <option value="others">others</option>
</select>

<input type="text" name="color" id="color" /></td> // this textbox should be hidden //until unless others is selected in the drop down box
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Shashi Roy Avatar asked Mar 09 '12 13:03

Shashi Roy


4 Answers

Below is the core JavaScript you need to write:

<html> 
<head>  
<script type="text/javascript">
function CheckColors(val){
 var element=document.getElementById('color');
 if(val=='pick a color'||val=='others')
   element.style.display='block';
 else  
   element.style.display='none';
}

</script> 
</head>
<body>
  <select name="color" onchange='CheckColors(this.value);'> 
    <option>pick a color</option>  
    <option value="red">RED</option>
    <option value="blue">BLUE</option>
    <option value="others">others</option>
  </select>
<input type="text" name="color" id="color" style='display:none;'/>
</body>
</html>
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Umesh Patil Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 23:10

Umesh Patil


As Umesh Patil answer have comment say that there is problem. I try to edit answer and get reject. And get suggest to post new answer. This code should solve problem they have (Shashi Roy, Gaven, John Higgins).

<html> 
<head>  
<script type="text/javascript">
function CheckColors(val){
 var element=document.getElementById('othercolor');
 if(val=='others')
   element.style.display='block';
 else  
   element.style.display='none';
}

</script> 
</head>
<body>
  <select name="color" onchange='CheckColors(this.value);'> 
    <option>pick a color</option>  
    <option value="red">RED</option>
    <option value="blue">BLUE</option>
    <option value="others">others</option>
  </select>
<input type="text" name="othercolor" id="othercolor" style='display:none;'/>
</body>
</html>
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gongsun Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 22:10

gongsun


Coded an example at http://jsbin.com/orisuv

HTML

<select name="color" onchange='checkvalue(this.value)'> 
    <option>pick a color</option>  
    <option value="red">RED</option>
    <option value="blue">BLUE</option>
    <option value="others">others</option>
</select> 
<input type="text" name="color" id="color" style='display:none'/>

Javascript

function checkvalue(val)
{
    if(val==="others")
       document.getElementById('color').style.display='block';
    else
       document.getElementById('color').style.display='none'; 
}
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Clyde Lobo Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 00:10

Clyde Lobo


Inline:

<select 
onchange="var val = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;
this.form.color[1].style.display=(val=='others')?'block':'none'">

I used to do this

In the head (give the select an ID):

window.onload=function() {
  var sel = document.getElementById('color');
  sel.onchange=function() {
    var val = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;
    if (val == 'others') {
      var newOption = prompt('Your own color','');
      if (newOption) {
        this.options[this.options.length-1].text = newOption;
        this.options[this.options.length-1].value = newOption;
        this.options[this.options.length] = new Option('other','other');
      }
    }
  }
}
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mplungjan Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 00:10

mplungjan