[thelist] JS: retrieve element by tabindex value

[Christian Heilmann]

> Well, this might take a while, but how about looping through all
> elements and reading the tabindex?
>
> var allElm=document.getElementsByTagName("*");
> for(var i=0;i<allElm.length;i++){
> if(allElm[i].getAttribute('tabindex')==''){continue;}
> if(allElm[i].getAttribute('tabindex')=='401'){var
> elmID=allElm[i].getAttribute('id');break;}
> }
>
> might be faster with DOM1 reads and a variable:
>
> var allElm=document.getElementsByTagName("*");
> for(var i=0;i<allElm.length;i++){
> tabidx=allElm[i].tabindex;
> if(!tabidx || !tabidx!='401'){continue;}
> if(tabidx=='401'){var elmID=allElm[i].getAttribute('id');break;}
> }

After quickly checking it on the PC there are two changes:
getAttribute("tabindex") works, but returns a number, so no need for '
 ' in the tests.
the property check allElm[i].tabindex needs to be allElm[i].tabIndex.

Otherwise, it does the trick.


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