Get text node

[zeert2002]

Hi, I'm trying to achieve the effect that most browsers except for Safari removed.
I'm trying to grab the actual text node when a user click on a text inside an html page.

function getNode(ev)
{
//When a user clicks on a text, IE and FF will print out '1', while it's supposed to be '3'.
alert(ev.target.nodeType);
}

Is there anyway to do this? Thanks so much.

 

[tsuji]

>//When a user clicks on a text, IE and FF will print out '1', while it's supposed to be '3'.
alert(ev.target.nodeType);[/i]
On the face of it the line is for ff. In that case, you can do this.
[tt] alert(ev.target.childNodes[0]?ev.target.childNodes[0].nodeType:'childNodes[0] undefined');[/tt]
For ie, reference properly the ev, and replace target by srcElement.

 

[tsuji]

Supplementary Note:
Since text nodes on their own cannot host onclick handler, the line is meant to be in their (immediate) parent container's onclick handler.