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Getting the value of a disabled <select> control



Author
2 Nov 2007 7:38 PM
Eric
Hello,

I'm trying (without any success) to get the value of a disabled select
control.  From reviewing:

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled

It doesn't sound like it's going to be possible directly.  I'm
thinking that I can get around it by enabling the select control
during some javascript that gets executed during the submit.

-Eric

Author
2 Nov 2007 7:51 PM
Evertjan.
Eric wrote on 02 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying (without any success) to get the value of a disabled select
> control.  From reviewing:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled
>
> It doesn't sound like it's going to be possible directly.  I'm
> thinking that I can get around it by enabling the select control
> during some javascript that gets executed during the submit.


Works fine here [IE7,FF2]:

<select id='a' disabled>
<option value='1'>1</option>
<option value='2' selected>2</option>
<option value='3'>4</option>
</select>

<script type='text/javascript'>

alert(document.getElementById('a').value) // shows 2

</script>



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Author
3 Nov 2007 3:04 PM
Bob Barrows [MVP]
Eric wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying (without any success) to get the value of a disabled select
> control.

I'm assuming you want the value in the form's submission.

>  From reviewing:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled
>
> It doesn't sound like it's going to be possible directly.

Right
>  I'm
> thinking that I can get around it by enabling the select control
> during some javascript that gets executed during the submit.
>
Either that or use client-side script in the onsubmit event to put the value
in a hidden textbox in the form.

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