I get this.refresh() is not a function in the error log every time I use this function but it works fine. Also, when I click on this function for the first time, this.value=undefined. When I click the function again in this form and every other form, the value populates just fine with the previous value. What could I be doing wrong? How do I write this function more efficiently? I still don't quite understand how to use this.value to capture and store a value within an array. Please notice that I added ---- where there should be a '----<' to be able to display the code. function askGender(x) {response="----select class=widgetstyle onClick=_setGender(this.value)----option value=FemaleFemale----option value=MaleMale"; characters[x].setGender(response); if(this.gender!=0) {response=this.gender; this.gender=0; characters[x].setGender(response); } } function _setGender(x) {this.gender=x; this.refresh(); }