Question

When I want to set a value to the textfield i do this:

document.getElementById("some-textfield").value = "BlahBlahBlah";

But how to choose an option from dropdown option list:

<select tabindex = "11" name="b_month">
 <option value="">---</option>
 <option value="1">Jan</option>
 <option value="2">Feb</option>
 <option value="3">Mar</option>

I was trying something like this:

document.getElementByName("b_month").options[2]

But it doesn’t work.
Again I want to change it in the website, so when i type it in console, I would see the result.

Thank you

Answer 1

getElementByName is not a function. You need to use getElementsByName (note the plurality), then select the appropriate element from the returned collection:

document.getElementsByName("b_month")[0].options[2];