[thelist] javascript - how to refer to (x)html elements

Kristof Neirynck k.neirynck at belgacom.net
Wed Nov 12 12:12:35 CST 2003


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>>i want to use:
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>>  document.formId.inputId.value
>>  (eg. <form id="example"> <input id="example" />)
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> don't.  there's no reason whatsoever to not use dom0 access methods.  use
> the forms and elements collections for their intended purpose.
> 

What Jeff is trying to explain is this:

var formNr = 0;
var elementName = 'theName';
var element = document.forms[formNr].elements[elementName];

This way you don't need id's.
It works in nn4+, ie4+ and any other browser that has some sort of 
javascript support.


-- 
Kristof




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