Selecting and item in a dropdown box

[erittaf]

Let's assume I have a website with a dropdown box on it. there are 3 items in it;

1 - red
2 - blue
3 - green

Is there a javascript function that I could run make the selected item change to a certain item?

Psuedocode:
javascript:docu ment.form[0].element[0].select[green]
or
javascript:docu ment.form[0].element[0].select[3rdItem]

not sure if it's possible and I'm really sure these don't work, just don't know the syntax well enough to make it go. I believe the underlined portions are definitely wrong... can someone help?

[Death Slaught]

Yeah go here.

^_^ Hope it helps, Thanks, Death

[erittaf]

well i read through that link and i'm not sure what to use. It seems that is instructions for how to code a page. I want a bookmarklet that I can paste into my address bar that will change which item is in the dropdown box. The linked page says that the user needs to input. I want to automate that input. Is that possible?

also would it be possible to do this by form/element/desired option number?

[Death Slaught]

I think you can automate it, but i'm not sure how.

I though you wanted to be able to erase an option and then replace it with something else. Sense that's not it I can't really help you much, someone will though.

^_^ Thanks, Death

[acoder]

You're looking for the selectedIndex property. Set that to the index of the select box - starting from 0.

[erittaf]

javascript:docu ment.form[0].element[0].selectedindex( 0)
javascript:docu ment.form[0].element[0].selectedindex[1]

neither work... it's close to the right code but it doesn't work.
BTW i need a bookmarklet (able to paste it in the address bar, hit enter and see the change happen.

thanks for any input you may have!

[acoder]

That would be:
[code=javascript]javascript:docu ment.forms[0].elements[0].selectedIndex= 0[/code]Note the case - JavaScript is case-sensitive.