[Javascript] GetElementByElement?

[Peter Brunone]

Hi Simeon,

	I'm not sure why getElementById won't work for you.  If you want
to refer to the body, why not just document.body?  Let me know if I've
misunderstood.

Cheers,

Peter Brunone

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Simeon Willbanks

Hello All,

I grabbed a bit of code from a dhtml kitchen tutorial.  I am trying to
modify it to fit my needs.  Below is the original code 

    function setStyle(obj,style,value){
        getRef(obj).style[style]= value;
    }
    
    function getRef(obj){
        return (typeof obj == "string") ?
             document.getElementById(obj) : obj;
    }

You can then use an onclick event to set a style by id, and it works
beautifully.  

<p class="link" onclick="setStyle('fixed','visibility','hidden')">Close
The Ad</p>

What I need to do is change and element property along with an id
property.  In other words, set  a div to display:none; and change the an
element like body: padding-bottom: 0;  
I don't know if a function exists like getElement?  Maybe than I could
write a function to recognize the body element css properties in order
to switch the properties?  Has anyone tired to do this before?  Any help
would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Simeon