[Javascript] Newbie- Error Message??

Mon Mar 18 01:23:15 CST 2002

the "Date" object don't have the "Seconds()" method, but "getSeconds()"
method. So, do the folowing change:

var secCtr = theDate.getSeconds();

it will work.

Dan.

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Sent: 18 March, 2002 9:02 AM
Subject: [Javascript] Newbie- Error Message??

At the line 'var secCtr = theDate.Seconds();', I get the error message
"Object does not support this property or method".  The code that contains
it is used to flash a message in a TextBox.  When I replace the secCtr
variable with theDate.Seconds() and use it in If statements, it works.  Some
one please explain to me in simple terms why I'm getting the error message.
Here is the code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
 "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html><title>Text Flash XP</title>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
// please keep these lines on when you copy the source
// made by: Nicolas - http://www.javascript-page.com
// Altered by S. Starr 11/18/02.
var pace = 0;

function UpdateClock() {
 if(pace) {
  clearTimeout(pace);
  pace  = 0;
 }

 var theDate = new Date();
 var secCtr = theDate.Seconds();

 switch(secCtr)
 {
     case secCtr <= 2:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 2 && secCtr <= 5:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 5 && secCtr <= 7:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 7 && secCtr <= 10:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 10 && secCtr <= 12:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 12 && secCtr <= 15:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 15 && secCtr <= 17:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 17 && secCtr <= 20:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 20 && secCtr <= 22:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 22 && secCtr <= 25:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 25 && secCtr <= 27:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 27 && secCtr <= 30:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 30 && secCtr <= 33:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 33 && secCtr <= 35:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 35 && secCtr <= 38:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 38 && secCtr <= 40:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 40 && secCtr <= 43:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 43 && secCtr <= 45:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 45 && secCtr <= 48:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 48 && secCtr <= 50:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 50 && secCtr <= 53:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 53 && secCtr <= 55:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     case secCtr > 55 && secCtr <= 57:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value = "READ THIS NOW";
  break;
     case secCtr > 57 && secCtr <= 59:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="";
  break;
     default:
  document.theForm.textDisplay.value="no display";
 }

 pace = setTimeout("UpdateClock()", 1000);
}

function startFlash() {
 pace = setTimeout("UpdateClock()", 500);
}

function stopFlash() {
 if(pace) {
  clearTimeout(pace);
  pace  = 0;
 }
}

//-->
</script>
</head>
<body onload="startFlash()" onunload="stopFlash()">
<form name="theForm">
<input type="text" name="textDisplay" length="12" style="font-size: x-large;
text-align: center; background: #0000FF; color: #FFFFFF;">
</form>
</body>
</html>