html - JavaScript: getElementById not working in IE8 -


i've simple javascript display selected option in span. works fine in browsers except ie8.

code -

<select onchange="searchdisplay(this.value)"> <option>kill</option> <option>bill</option> <option>by</option> <option>torentino</option> <option>is </option> <option>not </option> <option>good</option> <select>  <span id="container"> <span> 

script -

<script> function searchdisplay(val) {     var div = document.getelementbyid('container');     div.innerhtml =  val; } </script> 

any solution this? thanks.

issue this.value in ie8 change :-

<select onchange="searchdisplay(this.options[this.selectedindex].value)"> , shall work fine.

demo

in current code

fix markup others said in comments.

<select onchange="searchdisplay(this.options[this.selectedindex].value)">     <option>kill</option>     <option>bill</option>     <option>by</option>     <option>torentino</option>     <option>is</option>     <option>not</option>     <option>good</option> </select> <span id="container"></span> 

ideal way add value attribute select options. , this.value guaranteed work.


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