Javascript VS PHP

[bezuic]

I am busy creating a online order form. In the order lines there are two dropdown fields. The second need to be updated after a selection is made in the first.

This is the JAVA Code for that
JAVA-------------------------------------------------------------
function Populatecolor(FinishList,ColorList) {

// Clear out the list of color
ClearOptions(ColorList);

if (FinishList[FinishList.selectedIndex].value == "Mill") {
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Choose A Color", "Choose A Color");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Natural", "Natural");
}

if (FinishList[FinishList.selectedIndex].value == "Anodized") {
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Choose A Color", "Choose A Color");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Black", "Black");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Bronze", "Bronze");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Natural", "Natural");
}

if (FinishList[FinishList.selectedIndex].value == "Powder Coat") {
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Choose A Color", "Choose A Color");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "White", "White");
AddToOptionList(ColorList, "Bronze", "Bronze");
}
}

function ClearOptions(OptionList) {

for (x = OptionList.length; x >= 0; x = x - 1) {
OptionList[x] = null;
}
}

function AddToOptionList(OptionList, OptionValue, OptionText) {
// Add option to the bottom of the list
OptionList[OptionList.length] = new Option(OptionText, OptionValue);
}
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------JAVA

In my PHP script I build a table bu running a for loop and call the script like this.

<td width="14%">
<select name="ProdFinish[' . $i . ']" onChange="Populatecolor(ProdFinish[' . $i . '],ProdColor[' . $i . '])">
<option>Choose a Finish</option>
<option value="Mill">Mill</option>
<option value="Anodized">Anodized</option>
<option value="Powder Coat">Powder Coat</option>
</select>
</td>

I need to display the field again after the add row is selected but no drop down box will appear. just the text. I can display the text fine with the [] brackets but then my JAVA doesnt work. As I take out the [] the java works but I cannot reference the variable.

Can I do this in PHP. Full source can be supplied.

Thanx

[planetsim]

Your title is wrong Javascript is a scripting langauge while Java is a programming language dont get them mixed up.. There totally different

[drawmack]

I would use php to generate the first drop down list comlete with the selections and to generate a series of javascript objects that corelate to the options from the first drop downlist then use the onChange method to populate the second drop down dynamically. The actual code for this is beyond the scope of this form though.

[Nixon]

You could use your onchange function to run another function which creates the second list box?

[drawmack]

Originally posted by Nixon
You could use your onchange function to run another function which creates the second list box?

not creates, populates. The list box would already be created, it would just be empty.