Html, Java or php for dated file retrieval - Form Select?

[jwwd]

Hi again Kevin

I have success!!!

Your original Form select is working - see this link:

www.buskelundtoften.dk/vejret/test.php

I just have a small issue regarding w3 validation: (3 errors)

Line 107, Column 21: value of attribute "selected" cannot be "yes"; must be one of "selected".
<option selected="yes" value="11" >November</option>

 Line 123, Column 21: value of attribute "selected" cannot be "yes"; must be one of "selected".
<option selected="yes" value="18" >18</option>

 Line 158, Column 21: value of attribute "selected" cannot be "yes"; must be one of "selected".
<option selected="yes" value="2007" >2007</option

Do you know how to make it pass w3 validation?

Best regards,

Henrik

[saratogaWX]

Hi Henrik,

The validator suggests

For instance, the “selected” attribute must be either minimized as “selected” or spelled out in full as “selected="selected"”; a value like “selected="true"” is not allowed.

.  So your line should read either

Code: [Select]

<option selected="selected" value="11" >November</option> or

Code: [Select]

<option selected value="11" >November</option>
Best regards,
Ken

[TNETWeather]

Actually, the use of Selected in an Option is redundant since the default value is already place in the first position.

You can remove the selected part completely.

[jwwd]

Hi Ken

Thanks for your reply.

I changed selected="yes" to selected="selected" and now it passes w3 validation.

And the script seems to work fine, so I dont know what the difference between "yes" and "selected" is.

Best regards,

Henrik

[jwwd]

Actually, the use of Selected in an Option is redundant since the default value is already place in the first position.

You can remove the selected part completely.

Hi Kevin

Thanks - i posted my reply before i saw you have replied too.

Best regards,

Henrik

[TNETWeather]

selected="selected"  is correct.   selected="yes" is not.

The use of selected however for type Option is not needed since the default is the first entry.  Using it elsewhere lower in the list wil lhave no effect.

It does have an effect on other types like radio buttons.


I've updated the test script at the top of the thread to remove all the selected = "yes" entries.