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A simple strip for showing a text box not works 1

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kjaletyu

kjaletyu

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Feb 5, 2006
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Hi,

I have just learnt this from here and tried the following code without success:

<script>
function ShowBox()
{
document.getElementByld('boxID').style.display='inline';
}
</script>

<button onclick="javascript:ShowBox()">Show Box</button>
<input id="boxID" style="display:none">
 
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Thank you.

The code is all I am testing in a file T.html.

The error message is
Line: 3
Error: Object doesn't support this property of method
 
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Can anybody test the above code and tell me if you got error message or was just fine?
 
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Maybe it's the fact you're using the wrong method name - "getElementBy[!]l[/!]d" should be "getElementBy[!]I[/!]d" (you have a lowercase "L", when you need an uppercase "I".

Dan



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BillyRayPreachersSon,

You are right. I had checked the letters one by one for a few times. I just cannot believe!!!

Thank you.

And thanks a lot for all the helps from all of you.
 
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You might want to set instant focus on the text box so that the client can start typing into it straight away, other than the button keeping the focus and the client having to click on the text box, ie,

Code: 
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script>
function ShowBox(){
var x = document.getElementById('boxID');
x.style.display='inline';
x.focus();
}
</script>
<input type="button" onclick="ShowBox();" value="Show Box" />
<input type="text" id="boxID" style="display:none" />
</body>
</html>

should do it, still it's you call, just a suggestion.
 
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Fendal,

Thank you. Your suggestion makes my code nicer :)
 
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