[Javascript] Retaining values

[tedd]

At 10:59 AM +0200 4/12/11, J. Lester Novros II wrote:
>Tedd,
>
>On 04/11/2011 07:22 PM, tedd wrote:
>>How can I get this to work so that the user can input values and can
>>add additional text fields without losing all the data previously
>>provided?
>
>Change your addInput function to the flwg:
>
>    function addInput()
>    {
>       var newID = document.getElementById('text').childNodes.length + 1;
>
>       var ip = document.createElement('input');
>          ip.id            = 't' + newID;
>          ip.type          = 'text';
>          ip.size          = 36;
>          ip.name          = 'option[]';
>          ip.style.display = 'block';
>          document.getElementById('text').appendChild(ip);
>          ip.focus();
>    }
>
>Moral of the story: 'innerHTML == EVIL!'
>
>Like the old 'document.write()' before it, it can't be trusted to 
>leave your document alone.
>
>So in future use standard DOM methods [like 'appendChild'] and 
>generally you'll be fine [tho' it's a bit more verbose].
>
>l8R lES

J;

Bingo -- that worked like a charm!

I have no reservations about code being a bit more verbose if it: a) 
get's the job done; b) and is easy to understand. And your code 
accomplishes both.

Many thanks,

tedd

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