ListBox ordering the results ?

[TomT]

If I create a Listbox with 5 users:

Paul
Dave
Mark
Sam
Bob


If I select 3 users:

Paul, Dave, Mark

Is there any way to have the first name clicked as the first name in
the results ?

IE: If I click Paul, then Mark, The Bob
the results would be Paul, Mark, Bob

Howvever, If I click Mark, then Bob, Then Paul
Then the results would be Mark, Bob, Paul

At the moment the results are coming out in the order of the list !

Thanks

 

[Michael Winter]

[snip]

Is there any way to have the first name clicked as the first name in
the results ?

Unless you reorder the contents of the list, no. The easiest thing for the
browser to do is just scan the document for form elements going straight
through the source, so that's what they'll do.

And no, I don't recommend reordering the list on the client. It may not be
supported so you'll have to check and, if necessary, sort it on the server
anyway.

[snip]

Mike

 

[kaeli]

If I create a Listbox with 5 users:

If I select 3 users:

Paul, Dave, Mark

Is there any way to have the first name clicked as the first name in
the results ?

No...not reliably.
Why would you want to?
AFAIK, user agents have no requirements for how they order the list when
sending the form data. Besides, how many times have you changed your mind and
re-clicked to deselect?
Any workaround will be tedious, error-prone, and more than likely, not cross-
browser. Rethink your choice of a single select element if order matters.
That's just not what they're for.

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