Re: how do you reference the previous field in a form?

Hi! First off all it's document.forms[0].elements[0] , also you can use document.forms[0].pizza document.forms[0].pizza.selectedIndex is the actually selected field which you can store on a variable during function MyFunction(M1) so the next time MyFunction is called you can access that variable. document.forms[0].pizza.options[#].value document.forms[0].pizza.options[#].text are btw. the correct classes you can change regards Folke -- Folke Ashberg Stage Internet Services GmbH Technical Development folke@fanstage.de folke@fanstage.de | Tel: +49 89 454591-77 | Fax: +49 89 454591-71 Kreillerstr. 21 | 81673 Munich | Germany | www.fanstage.de On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Ed Lazor wrote: > This is a javascript question. I'm hoping I don't piss someone off by > posting my question here, but this is the best place, because I'm sure > someone here knows the answer (it's probably a simple question really). > > if I have a form field with an onChange parameter, like this: > > <input name=pizza> > <select name=test onChange="MyFunction(this)"> > > and then in the same document, I define the javascript function, like this: > > <script language="JavaScript1.2"> > function MyFunction(M1) > { > // hello world > } > > How do I reference the value of the field one prior to the one calling the > function? I know that I can do it manually like this: > > document.forms[0][elements[0] > > In order for my function to work properly, I need it to be more dynamic. I > need it to know how to reference the previous field to change it's value. > > Thanks in advance =) > > -Ed > > >