Changing cell attributes via a button click.

[rr236]

Hi,

I'm, sure this can be done, but it's not blindingly obvious (to me anyway).

How can you change a table cell attribute (for example the bgcolor attribute) via a click on a button. I know this can be done with mouseovers, but I need this to be done via a button click.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
rr236

 

[iza]

<input type=button value=&quot;click me !&quot; onclick=&quot;javascript:change_bg_color()&quot;>

where change_bg_color() is the jscript function to change your table cell attribute

it's juste the same as &quot;onmouseover&quot; but you use &quot;onclick&quot;

 

[rr236]

Thanks iza,

but I can't figure out HOW to address the actual cell within a tablefield.

eg. imagine there is a table with 2 columns and 3 rows.

How do you change the bgcolor for the cell defined as column 2, row 3.

In other words, what code actually goes in the function
change_bg_color() called by the onclick event for the button?

thanks in advance
rr236

 

[jaredn]

function changeBgColor(obj,color)
{
obj.style.backgroundColor=color
}

where obj is the object id of the table cell and color is a string with a color value ('red','green','#ff00cc',whatever) jared@aauser.com

 

[luciddream]

give your cells ids then do what jared said

 

[rr236]

Cool.....

 

[jaredn]

then do what lucid said jared@aauser.com

 

[luciddream]

then do what jared said.

 

[palbano]

> give your cells ids then do what jared said

No thank you. I would prefer this:

<where 'nrow' and 'ncell' are valid table row and column indecies>

document.all(&quot;mytable&quot.rows(nrow).cells(ncell).style.backgroundColor = &quot;#ff9999&quot;;

Unless of course your cells need ids for some other reason.

&quot;But, that's just my opinion... I could be wrong&quot;.
-pete

 

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