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CFSELECT

Used inside CFFORM, CFSELECT allows you to construct a drop-down list box form control. You can populate the drop-down list box from a query, or using the OPTION tag. Use OPTION elements to populate lists. Syntax for the OPTION tag is the same as for its HTML counterpart.

Syntax

<CFSELECT NAME="name"
    REQUIRED="Yes/No"
    MESSAGE="text"
    ONERROR="text"
    SIZE="integer"
    MULTIPLE="Yes/No"
    QUERY="queryname"
    SELECTED="column_value"
    VALUE="text"
    DISPLAY="text">
 
</CFSELECT>

NAME

Required. A name for the form you are creating.

SIZE

Required. Size of the drop-down list box in number of entries.

REQUIRED

Optional. Yes or No. If Yes, a list element must be selected when the form is submitted. Default is No.

MESSAGE

Optional. Message that appears if REQUIRED="Yes" and no selection is made.

ONERROR

Optional. The name of a valid JavaScript function you want to execute in the event of a failed validation.

MULTIPLE

Optional. Yes or No. Yes permits selection of multiple elements in the drop-down list box. The default is No.

QUERY

Optional. Name of the query to be used to populate the drop-down list box.

SELECTED

Optional. Enter a value matching at least one entry in VALUE to preselect the entry in the drop-down list box.

VALUE

Optional. The query column value for the list element. Used with the QUERY attribute.

DISPLAY

Optional. The query column displayed. Defaults to the value of VALUE. Used with the QUERY attribute.

Usage

You can add standard FORM tag attributes and their values to the CFSELECT tag. These attributes and values are passed directly through ColdFusion to the browser in creating a form. For example, FORM tag attributes, like TARGET can be used to enhance your CFFORM features.

CFSELECT supports the JavaScript onClick event in the same manner as the HTML INPUT tag:

<CFSELECT NAME="dept"

    MESSAGE="You must select a department name"

    QUERY="get_dept_list"

    VALUE="dept_name"

    onClick="JavaScript_function">




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