Form field name as parameter to js function 1

[oledawg]

Hi all,

I have a js function where I pass in a form field name as a parameter, like

function myFunction(inFieldName) {

}

Within the function I would like to set the value of the field name I passed in, like

inFieldName.value = someValue ;

except that doesn't work. I tried

[inFieldName]value = someValue ; //and
[inFieldName].value = someValue ;

but none of those work either. Can this be done, and if so how?

 

[onpnt]

how are you passing it in the event

it should be
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[jemminger]

i find it easier to pass the form field object rather than its name. this way you can directly access it:

function foo(oField) {
oField.value = "foo";
}

<input type=&quot;text&quot; onblur=&quot;foo(this);&quot; /> =========================================================
if (!succeed) try();
-jeff

 

[webRAD]

Also see thread216-441199 might be of some help

 

[oledawg]

Thanks jemminger,

That's exactly what I wanted. (dunno why I didn't think of it!!)