onDblClick with Listbox values

[Ricky Jay]

If I use the below code, and double click in my list box will generate a message with a null value.
#1

<select class="NumbersList" name="A1" size="4" style="" onDblClick="alert(this.value);">>
              <option name="4" 666666666</option>
              <option name="7" 88888888</option>
</select>        

if I do it like this(where if the value is double clicked), I don't get any alert message.
#2

<select class="NumbersList" name="A1" size="4" style="" >
              <option name="4" onDblClick="alert(this.value);">666666666</option>
              <option name="7" onDblClick="alert(this.value);">88888888</option>
</select>    

Does javascript onDblClick not work on list box values? I would like javascript to do something when the value is clicked in the listbox. Eventually would like to to turn into Ajax and load something on the page. But I'm testing right now with alert messages.

[Bear Bibeault]

The HTML is malformed.

[Ricky Jay]

Bear Bibeault wrote:The HTML is malformed.

Appreciate the feedback. Could you elborate?

[Bear Bibeault]

What elaboration is needed? Check your HTML. It's wrong.

[Ricky Jay]

<select class="NumbersList" name="A1" size="4" style="" onDblClick="alert(this.value);">>   
              <option value="4"> 666666666</option>   
              <option value="7">88888888</option>   
</select>

[Bear Bibeault]

Working now? It works fine for me.

[Eric Pascarello]

I never read the value directly with a select element because of the olden days when some browsers failed when you did that. The old skool way:

ondblclick="alert(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value);

Eric