Re: $POST Q

Richard Lynch wrote: > On Mon, December 18, 2006 7:09 am, Nisse Engström wrote: >> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:22:13 -0600 (CST), "Richard Lynch" wrote: >> >>> $selected = $l == $limit ? 'selected="selected"' : >>> ''; >>> echo "<option value=\"$l\" >>> $selected>$l</option>\n"; >> [snip] >> >>> The value="x" *is* optional, but you'll never convince the people >>> who >>> tell you it isn't, unless you force them to read the RFCs and W3C >>> recommendations [*], so it's easier to include it than to argue with >>> them. :-) >> It is indeed optional, and the HTML spec.[1] even says >> that if the attribute is not set, the initial value is >> set to the contents of the element. That's all good and >> well. >> >> What's not all good and well are browser implementations. >> If you try to retrieve the value from JavaScript (by way >> of option.value or select.value) in IE 5.5 [2] and several >> versions of Opera [3], you may find the value is simply >> not there *unless* you spell it out in HTML. > > Ah. > > Yeah, now that I actually occasionally use JavaScript, I should ^^--- LOOK EVERYONE - we have it in writing at last ;-) > actually pay attention to the "gotchas" of JS. I tend to classify them as 'wtf's and 'omg's but that's just the cynic in me :-) > :-) > > Thanks! >