[thelist] JS obj.value (was RE: Ok, *real* stupid Q...)

[DESCHAMPS Stéphane DSI/SICOR]

> -----Message d'origine-----
 de jsWalter
> 
> OK, assuming that 'objElement' is properly defined as a 
> reference to a Form
> Element...
> 
> (I know 'objElement' is properly defined because 
> 'objElement.id' gives me
> the correct ID string)
> 
> any idea why Mozilla, Firebird, NN 7x returns nothing when 
> using this...
> 
>     objElement.getAttribute("value")
> 
> ???
> 
> IE 5//6 Mac/PC, Safari, Konqueror all give me the value 
> contained in that
> Element.
> 
> Nothing online tell me why this does not work.

Hi js,

Is it a value that is empty when the page is loaded?

Then Mozilla et al. are correct: the attribute is empty.
When you enter a value in a form field its *property* changes, but I'm not sure the attribute is changed.

What does objElement.value return?

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