2 ways to Set an Attribute - Why the difference?

[ruffy]

1) Why does the script below work,
when the commented line,
that supposedly does the same thing,
does not?
2) In fact, am I wrong, to think that the commented line
is the "more correct" way to go?
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var int=self.setInterval("clock()",50);

function clock() {
var t = new Date();
// document.get ElementById("clock").setAttribute("value", t);
document.getElementById("clock").value=t;
}
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[dwarfthrower]

What is the element with id [tt]clock[/tt]? An input? A div?

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Be aware that in IE, the case of the attribute you're setting matters depending on an optional 3rd parameter when using "setAttribute". Read up on that, try it, and see if it makes a difference.

Hope this helps,
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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

P.S. In the case of "value" being the value to an input field, I'd always use the direct method of setting "value" - I wouldn't use "setAttribute".

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[ruffy]

Dwarfthrower, it's this input field:
<input type="text" id="clock" size="35" />
I hope this helps you in answering my 2 questions.

Dan - you claim, "In the case of "value" being the value to an input field, I'd always use the direct method of setting "value" - I wouldn't use "setAttribute"."

But isn't DOM scripting the way to go? What's the reason behind the claim you make?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

It wasn't a claim - it was a statement [of how I would do it]. If it's not what you want to use, that's fine - either would work.

P.S. both with "setAttribute" and "direct" to the value property are both DOM scripting.

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