[Javascript] cross browser dhtml - text replacement

[Matt Warden]

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 15:42:11 -0700, Hassan Schroeder
<hassan at webtuitive.com> wrote:
> Do you have the Microsoft Script Debugger installed? 

No. I'm on Linux.

> Because it's
> halting on this line:
> 
>         secs = (osec.innerHTML)-0;
> 
> :: proving that even IE, in its secret heart of hearts, knows that
> innerHTML is the TOOL OF SATAN  :-)

I, too, was disturbed by this property. However, in what I read, it
was suggested as the most cross-platform method of accessing and
writing to the value of a node in the DOM.

>         secs = parseInt(osec.firstChild.nodeValue);
>         mins = parseInt(omin.firstChild.nodeValue);
>         hrs =  parseInt(ohrs.firstChild.nodeValue);
>         days = parseInt(oday.firstChild.nodeValue);
> ...
> 
> I'd fix the setValue() to not use innerHTML, too, but that's me. And
> it works on Safari, but not IE5.2/Mac. Sigh. Big surprise. I'll try
> to take a look at that later but I've gotta run do something else now.


While I don't give much of a hoot about IE5Mac, I would want to know
how this performs across platforms.

This little page seems to prove it works fine in Moz (as that's what I'm using):
http://www10.brinkster.com/doctorunclear/HTMLJavascriptCSS/innerHTMLvsNodeValue.html

I like the looks of this method much more than .innerHTML, as long as
it does its job on a decent number of browsers. From what I can google
up, it looks like this is the case. Any confirmation of contradiction
of this would be appreciated.

Thanks so much, list!



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