handling full stops (.) in element names (IE)

[Streetdaddy]

Say I have an element e.g.

<input name=&quot;that.there&quot; value=&quot;Hello World&quot;>

the following javascript gives an error in IE:

alert(form['that.there'].value

(nb. the form is named 'form')

If the element name has no . in it, it's fine. Is there a way I can handle the full stop in the element name? I have tried everything I can think of, but that may not be everything that is possible Miles

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[jemminger]

hi Miles,

it's very poor form to use dots &quot;.&quot; in field names, and should be avoided...but if you must, the only way i can think of to handle them will be to use their index.

<form>
<input name=&quot;index.zero&quot; />
<input name=&quot;index.one&quot; />
</form>

in this example, [tt]document.forms[0].elements[0].name[/tt] is &quot;index.zero&quot;
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if (!succeed) try();
-jeff

 

[Streetdaddy]

Don't I know it! Unfortunately the code was written by another member of the dev team who has now left. I am the luck person who has to work around his weird coding. The full stops were used as the application uses Struts. Miles

Those Micros~1 guys sure know what they doing!