Setting the value of a select form element using JavaScript

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The code

function set_matching_word(selectObj, txtObj) {
  var letter = txtObj.value;
 
  for(var i = 0; i < selectObj.length; i++) {

    if(selectObj.options[i].value == letter)
      selectObj.selectedIndex = i;
 
  }

}


Download the code here: javascript-form-value-select.zip

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