onclick with hyperlink causes error

[firsttube]

I have an html hyperlink like this:

<a href="#" onclick="orderBy('ID');">ID</a>

right now the function is just this:

function orderBy(theField) {


}

When I click the hyperlink in IE I get this error:
Object doesn't support this property or method.

on the line with the hyperlink.

Why does this not work in IE?
Firefox is fine.


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[tsuji]

>When I click the hyperlink in IE I get this error:
>Object doesn't support this property or method.
Problem lies elsewhere.

 

[cLFlaVA]

i agree with tsuji, but as an aside: if you're trying to call a function without reloading the page, you should do this:

<a href="#" onclick="orderBy('ID'); return false;">ID</a>

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[monksnake]

tsuji is correct. Try that code in a new window, you will see that it does run in IE.

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[firsttube]

actually, I changed the function name to "setOrderBy" and all is fine. Is orderBy a reserved word?


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[monksnake]

I'll make you a bet that you have an HTML element in your form by the name of orderBy.

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[firsttube]

you win

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