Drop Down referencing

[KRM240_]

I have a drop down list as follows:

Text, value

Jan, 1

Feb, 2

....

Dec, 12

Select Mth, 0 (Default)

I wish to use the change event and get the new value.

this.xfa.event.newText = the new selected TEXT item

this.xfa.event.prevText = previous selected TEXT item

this.rawValue = VALUE of the previous selected item

Question: How do I get the VALUE of the new selected item?

[Jono_Moore · Accepted solution]

I think you want this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText).

I use this to act on the newly selected value in a ddl.

In this example I'm using the value in a ddl to feed values to another ddl:

var selection = this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText);
Desc.clearItems();
Desc.rawValue = "";
SampleDescription.rawValue = "";
switch (selection)
{
     case "AE": 
          SampleState.rawValue = "Air Emission";
          Desc.addItem("DF");
          Desc.addItem("FR");
          Desc.addItem("MS");
          Desc.addItem("PC");
          break;
}

Using this method everything updates right away, so you can arrow through a ddl and get immediate feedback.

[KRM240_]

Yes!

this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText) works here!

Many thanks