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Table 11.16
Methods of the
select
Object
Method
What It Does
blur()
Removes focus from the select box.
focus()
Puts focus in the select box.
handleEvent()
Invokes the handler for a specified event (JavaScript 1.2).
unwatch()
Turns off the watch for a particular property.
watch()
Watches, and when a property is changed, calls a function.
window
document
form
select
option
Figure 11.35
How the
select
object is created within the JavaScript hierarchy.
EXAMPLE
11.21
<html>
<head><title>Drop-Down Menus</title></head>
<body bgcolor="lightgreen">
<font face="arial">
<strong>Select a Course
1
<form name="form1">
2
<select name="menu1" size="4" >
3
<option name="choice1" value="Perl1">Intro to
Perl</option>
<option name="choice2" value="Perl2">Advanced
Perl</option>
