[thelist] Using variables in DOM object names
Jeff Howden
jeff at jeffhowden.com
Wed Jul 13 11:28:34 CDT 2005
Christian,
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> From: Christian Heilmann
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> Yes, but labels only connect to IDs, not name
> attributes, therefore if you want to create an
> accessible, modern form, you need IDs anyway.
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That may be true, but accessing form elements by ID is non-intuitive while
accessing them via the elements collection is self-documenting and has much
wider UA support.
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> Actually you should also check that the elements are
> existant before trying to change them.
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Absolutely.
[>] Jeff Howden
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