[thelist] a.b.variable.d

[Matt Warden]

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john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> function addField(pType, pFormName, pSelectName)
> 
> {
> 
> 	newField = prompt ('New ' + pType);
> 
> 	// set up select
> 	ind = document.pFormName.pSelectName.selectedIndex;
> 	alert (ind);
>         // more stuff here
> 
> 	return newField;
> 
> }
> 
> Obviously the pFormName won't be interpreted, it looks for it as a
> literal.
> 
> I confess I'm not well practiced at ECMAScript, but I have looked
> through my notes and can't find the answer to this: How do I get it to
> look up the value that's been passed in?

document.forms[pFormname].elements[pSelectName].selectedIndex;


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Matt Warden
Miami University
Oxford, OH, USA
http://mattwarden.com


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