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how many 'v’s are in  getVvalue ?

1, not 2.

.val()=="D" 

Because that’s all it does.

There is only one V in "getValue()".
.value('D') is supposed to be a blank value in the drop down list which is initially the selected value.
I want to toggle the disabled attribute of the another drop down list as well as change the selected value to 0.
I noticed that I was not referencing the other dropdown list in the code above. I believe i have corrected that issue below but I am still not getting the desired effect. Thank you in advance for the additional help.

1.   jQuery(function(){       
         var dd<%=object1.getValue()%> = $("#answerText<%=object1.getValue()%>");
         if(!dd<%=object1.getValue()%>.value('D') || !dd<%=object1.getValue()%>.value('Y')){
               dd<%=object2.getValue()%>.val(0);
               dd<%=object2.getValue()%>.attr('disabled', true);
         }
         else{
               dd<%=object2.getValue()%>.attr('disabled', false);
         }

There is no .value() function in jQuery. There is a .val() – jQuery API.

Thanks for your reply. I have made the change that you suggested but it is still not working. I have even added an alert to signal me when the call back method is invoked. I am yet to get the alert to fire.

1. jQuery("'[name=DropList1<%=java_class.getterMethod()%>]'").change(function(){
2. alert("there has been a change");
   if(jQuery("'[name=DropList1<%=java_class.getterMethod()%>]' option[value='N']")){
   jQuery("'[name=DropList2<%=java_class.getterMethod()%>]' option[value='0']").attr("Selected","Selected");
                                                                                                                                   jQuery("'[name=DropList2<%=java_class.getterMethod()%>]'").attr('disabled', true);
   }
   else{
   jQuery("'[name=DropList2<%=java_class.getterMethod()%>]'").attr('disabled', false);
   }

No, you did not pay attention to my suggestions. You made up your own syntax, that is completely wrong.

Ahh yes, I see. But either way, upon the value of DropList1<%=java_class.getterMethod()%> changing, the alert should have fired correct? If it is not firing, doesn't that mean that the call back never gets executed in the first place? Pardon my ignorance.

You need to look at the web inspector for syntax errors. But some logic errors, will not be caught.

Well I know that the scriplet works in a normal setting (without using jQuery). I believe that the name selector syntax goes as follows:
jQuery("[name=element_name]") or $("[name=element_name]") should work as well. What I am not sure about is the concatenating text and a scriplet that will return text. Am I doing this correctly in the example that I gave previously?

It would all depend on what <%=java_class.getterMethod()%> is returning. I assumed it was number and or letters. 

JΛ̊KE

Yes you are correct in your assumption. I was aware of the single quote inside of the double quote and have removed it. I think I should mention that the select tag would be DropList1 has an onClick attribute that points to a javascript function. Would that function execute before my jQuery?

I hate using onclick with <select>s. There are keyboard ways to change a select without clicking!