Question

I am trying to create a validation script for a few selectors such as month, day, and year for your birthday. Basically I want the script to run as:

IF the selector is on the first option return false
ELSE return true

What is the IF statement I need in order to return the script false if the first option in the list is selected.

For example,

<select>
    <option>FAIL IF THIS IS SELECTED</option>
    <option>PASS IF THIS IS SELECTED</option>
    <option>PASS IF THIS IS SELECTED</option>
    ...And So On
</select>

Also, Does any one know how to do this in PHP as well?

Answer 1

You want to use selectedIndex to find out which item is selected.

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/JtCvj/