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Javascript - Multi select listbox to hide / unhide textbox

Hi!
I have a multi-select textbox named : LIST_CAT and a textfield named: LIST_CAT_OTHERS that is hidden.

On page load, i will populate the items inside this listbox from database.

I need a javascript such that, when one of the items inside the LIST_CAT is selected - The value is Others, this textfield will appear.

Any advice on how i can go about doing it?

The reason why i need javascript is because that if i use post back, though the LIST_CAT_OTHERS is visible, the LIST_CAT will display the list from the top again.

Thanks in advance!

Anurag Thakur

If you use postback and do it through javascript it will be perfect - not as fast as through javascript but will not behave as you are anticipating

darenceang

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But if i do a postback... the listbox will return to the first item yea?
If my listbox containts 15 items...

it will show:
Item 1
item 2
item 3
item 4
item 5

If i browse down and select item 14, the post back will refresh and then it will show item 1 first again... but i want it to "STAY" @ item 14.

Interlinked

Could you just do this via a bit of server side processing? so far example:

<select name="LIST_CAT ">
<option value="1" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "1" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 1</option>
<option value="2" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "2" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 2</option>
<option value="3" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "3" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 3</option>
<option value="4" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "4" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 4</option>
<option value="5" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "5" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 5</option>
<option value="6" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "6" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 6</option>
<option value="7" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "7" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 7</option>
<option value="8" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "8" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 8</option>
<option value="9" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "9" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 9</option>
<option value="10" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "10" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 10</option>
<option value="11" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "11" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 11</option>
<option value="12" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "12" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 12</option>
<option value="13" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "13" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 13</option>
<option value="14" <%= String(Request("LIST_CAT")) == "14" ? "Selected" : "" %> >Item 14</option>
</select>

This is just to run in Javascript ASP,but I can adapt to another language if you know what your server can support.

darenceang

ASKER

Hi Interlinked.

What u mean by that?
Sorry... noob....

Do u mean that after my onSelectedIndexChange, i repopulate the list again?

Interlinked

I think i am miss understanding... are you trying to get the text box "LIST_CAT_OTHERS" to show when the user selects the value "Others" from LIST_CAT?

If so, you could do:
function ShowList_Cat_Others() {
if (document.getElementById("LIST_CAT").value) == "Others") { document.getElementById("LIST_CAT_OTHERS").style.display = ''; }
}

<select name="LIST_CAT " id="LIST_CAT" onchange="ShowList_Cat_Others()">....</select>

if you set the textfield LIST_CAT_OTHERS to load with the display:none as a style, then it will be hidden when it loads and showing when the user select the "Other".

The example i gave below will work if someone is posting the data back to your server and you want them to reload with the last option they had selected still being selected.

darenceang

ASKER

Hi Interlinked.
I tried ur codes. but there is no such thing as .value

Do i have to use a for loop since its a multi-select listbox?

Please advice.

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