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HTMLHelp Forums _ Client-side Scripting _ Random Fill Form Drop Down

Posted by: s4salman Jun 18 2020, 04:34 AM

Hi,

I am using this code, what i want is to random fill up stepa field with either option a or option b every time i refresh the page, any help is highly appreciated!:

CODE

<form action="myc.php" method="get">

<label  for="element_1"> </label>
        <div>
        <select class="element select medium"  name="stepa">
            <option value="" selected="selected"></option>

<option value="option a" >Advanced Human option a</option>
<option value="option b">Advanced Human Option b</option>

        </select>
        </div>

<br>
<input type="submit">
</form>

Posted by: Christian J Jun 18 2020, 06:09 AM

Are you generating the HTML with PHP, or do you want to use javascript for the randomization?

Posted by: s4salman Jun 19 2020, 12:54 AM

i want javascript

Posted by: Christian J Jun 19 2020, 06:02 AM

I still don't understand, do want the dropdown to randomly look either like this:

CODE

<select class="element select medium" name="stepa">
<option value="" selected="selected"></option>
<option value="option a">Advanced Human option a</option>
</select>

or like this:

CODE

<select class="element select medium" name="stepa">
option value="" selected="selected"></option>
<option value="option b">Advanced Human Option b</option>
</select>

?

If so, what's the point of the first empty OPTION element? Also, why use a dropdown in the first place if there's only one selectable OPTION inside it (A or B)?

Posted by: pandy Jun 19 2020, 08:53 AM

Maybe alternating options should be selected?