dealing with dash in form element name 2

[leahyj]

Hi,

I need to populate a form input element using javascript and the form name has a dash in it.

I know that the dash is an illegal character.

document.forms.paynow_frm.cde-PropIntID.value = strintids;

I don't have any control in changing the name of the form element to remove the dash.

Thanks in advance.

 

[cLFlaVA]

that code shouldn't have worked regardless of the dash. try this:

document.forms['paynow_frm'].elements['cde-PropIntID'].value = strintids;

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[1DMF]

any chance you can use an ID?

this may work though...

var e = document.getElementByName("cde-PropIntID");
e.value =  strintids;

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

 

[leahyj]

Hey cLFlaVA:

That worked!

Thanks.

Also 1DMF:

I didn't try your suggestion, but thanks.

It looks like it would work.

Take care

 

[cLFlaVA]

1dmf - there is no such thing as getElementByName.



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[trollacious]

1DMF, it's getElement[red]s[/red]ByName, and it returns an array of elements with the same name.

Lee

 

[1DMF]

Thanks Lee for picking up my type'o

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

 

[cLFlaVA]

more than just a typo - you'd need to then reference the element by index... in your example:

e[0].value = strindids;

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[1DMF]

Bingo

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