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ilarsona
ilarsona

Reputation: 436

How to be able to type in desired value when value has been changed

I have a massive select with all the books of the bible listed, then attached an AJAX request being sent out for a PHP script. I want users to be able to type in the first couple of letters of the desired book, and the browser is currently looking for a value that has been changed to a number. Such as: 

<option value="1" onchange="change_book();">Genesis</option>

How do I either A) Have JavaScript look for another, unique value or B) have the browser render something else I'm not aware of?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 30

Answers (2)

Machavity
Machavity

Reputation: 31644

First off, you can't bind an onchange event to an <option> tag because those don't change. <select> does.

Second, you mention typing. It sounds like you want something like autocomplete

Upvotes: 1

Darragh Enright
Darragh Enright

Reputation: 14136

Have a look at the Select2 select box library, specifically Loading Remote Data

Upvotes: 0

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