How to pass data from table to popup ?

[aatishbh]

I have a table which is created dynamically using the <netui-data:repeater > tags.
I have made the 1st column to be a column of hyperlinks. Following is the code that I am using.


<netui-data:repeaterItem>
<tr class="contenteven" onmouseover="this.className='mouseovercolor'" onmouseout="this.className='mouseoutcolor'">
<td><span><a href="javascript: i=i+1;openwindow(i);" ><netui:label id=" %i++;%>" styleClass="labell" value="{container.item.strSR_NBR}" >
</netui:label></a></td>

<td align="center"><netui:label value="{container.item.strDATE}">
</netui:label></td>

<td align="center"><netui:label value="{container.item.strNAME}">
</netui:label></td>

</tr>
</netui-data:repeaterItem>


It prints:

SR# DATE NAME
15-34534-345 2004/09/27 Smith Will
15-34534-333 2004/09/27 JOHN Brawny
15-34534-332 2004/09/27 JOEY TRIBIANNI

Please keep in mind that the table length will vary everytime.

On clicking the 1st row 1st column, it should open a page which will display more information about row1.

I just don't know how can I keep track of the row which the user will click. I have tried various options but haven't got it to work yet. Please let me know if you have ay more suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you pass "this" into your openwindow function, then climb backwards up the DOM until you find a TR tag, then you should be sorted... Something like this:

<tr...>
   <td><span><a href="javascript:openwindow(this);">...</a></span></td>
</tr>

With your openwindow looking like this:

function openwindow(element) {
   while (element.tagName.toLowerCase() != 'tr') element = element.parentNode;

   // at this stage, element will point to the row, so you can harvest any information you need
}

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[aatishbh]

I tried doing it but it says that tagName is either not an Object or is null.

Also,could you tell me how do I extract the information from the element object. I am using it for the first time.

Thanks!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You should only ever get the "null or not an object" error if you have failed to put a "TR" tag in place, or are calling taht routine outside of a table.

You don't "extract" information from element - you read/write its properties and execute its methods just as you would the TR object itself.

Hope this helps,
Dan