Validation of a combobox

[sm_79]

Hi,
I have a form with a simple combo box like below:

Code:

<select class="easyui-combobox" data-options="required:true" name="type">
				<option value="" selected="selected">Select Type</option>
				<option value="0">Initial Assessment</option>
				<option value="1">Pre-Test</option>
				<option value="2">Assessment</option>
			</select>

I want this combobox to be validated so that user must select one of the 3 options. I have added data-options="required:true" attribute but the validation does not work. However, if I remove the text value "Select Type" from the first <option> then the validation is happening.

But I want to keep the "Select Type" text and also the validation to work. Please advise. Thank you.

[stworthy]

Why append the 'Select Type' item? If you only want to give the user a tip, please set the 'prompt' property instead.

Code:

<select class="easyui-combobox" data-options="required:true,prompt:'Select Type',value:''" name="type">
	<option value="0">Initial Assessment</option>
	<option value="1">Pre-Test</option>
	<option value="2">Assessment</option>
</select>