listbox and textbox

Anon

hi,
how can i capture the selected item form the list box and immediately display the content in the textbox beside it. using php.

thanks for the help..
frm
patrilia 🙂

Anon

PHP runs on the Serverside, not the clientside.
If you want to display the text in the second box "immediately" use javascript.
To do it in php you'd need to submit the form first.

Anon

hope the forum like html...

<head>
<title>Narraxian</title>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">
function choice()
{
testform.showchoice.value = testform.config.value
}
</SCRIPT>
</head>

<BODY>
<FORM NAME=testform METHOD="post" ACTION="" ENCTYPE="text/plain">
<INPUT name=showchoice SIZE=91>
<select name="config" onchange="choice()">
<option></option>
<option value=Fire> Fire</option>
<option value=Water>Water</option>
<option value=Earth>Earth</option>
<option value=Air> Air</option>
</select>
</FORM>
</BODY>