In a JSP page, I have a dropdown list. When the first element of the list is selected, I want a text area to show right on click. I\'m new to Javascript/Jquery, so I\'m obvi
Use jQuery.
Remove onchange="change()" function from
Look for change event, on your select element.
$('#show').on('change', function () {
var optionSelected = $("option:selected", this);
var valueSelected = this.value;
if(valueSelected == 1){
$("#text_area").show();
} else {
$("#text_area").hide();
}
});
Fiddle