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SAMPLE CODE <form onSubmit="checkForSelection();"> <select id="states"> <option value ="" selected="selected">SELECT a STATE</option> <option value="AL"> Alabama</option> <option value="AL"> Alaska</option> <option value="AL"> Arizona</option> <option value="AL"> Arkansas</option> </select> <input type="submit" value="Submit Form"> </form> <SCRIPT type="text/javascript" > function checkForSelection() { alert("check for selection"); var target = document.getElementById("states"); alert("The target is: " + target.selectedIndex); if (target.selectedIndex == 0) { alert("Please select a state."); return false; } if (target.selectedIndex == 1) { alert("Alabama"); } if (target.selectedIndex == 2) { alert("Alaska"); } if (target.selectedIndex == 3) { alert("Arizona"); } if (target.selectedIndex == 4) { alert("Arkansas"); } } </Script>