how to use javascript to track changes on a page and refresh changes

[helloise]

i have a dropdown list on a form and as soon as i make selection on it other than the default(when the form displays for the first time) i want to refresh the page and use the newly selected value...

will using java script to achieve this be the right thing to do??

i have NO clue cos i am just starting to learn php,html and javascript
thanks

[jorgepinho]

Hi helloise,

What you are trying to achieve is simple, and there is even a name for it: AJAX.

However, if you are starting in php, html and javascript, asking in a forum will make you go very slowly.

I recomend that you start reading http://www.w3schools.com/

It covers all the topics that you mentioned plus lot more.

Programming can lead to frustating paths, but it is a lot of fun to see things working, either on a web page or an application.

Good luck, I know that anybody can do it.

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Jorge