How to get text from a drop down selection into a text field

[spenceddd]

Hi,

 

This is just a quickie, at the moment I can get a numeric value driven by the dropdown selection into a text box using this code in the drop down:

 

<select name="skillsListDropDown" onchange="document.skillsForm.skillField.value=this.choice">

 

and this code for the text field:

 

<input name="skillField" type="text" size="25">

 

...but what I actually want is to get the text from the selected drop down item.

 

You can see the form here:  http://www.spencercarpenter.co.uk/portfolioAppFiles/simpleForm.php it is the Manage Skills List section.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Spencer

 

[rajivgonsalves]

<select name="skillsListDropDown" onchange="this.form.skillField.value=this[this.selectedIndex].value">

[spenceddd]

Thanks rajivgonsalves but the text field stills seems to show only a numeric value....

[rajivgonsalves]

<select name="skillsListDropDown" onchange="this.form.skillField.value=this[this.selectedIndex].text">

[PravinS]

Use

this[this.selectedIndex].text

 

Instead of

 

this[this.selectedIndex].value

 

 

[spenceddd]

Works a treat thanks!