Referencing to object using dynamic varible 1

[southbeach]

I have a script

function postComments(formname,id) {
	var msg='';
	if (document.forms.formname.aTextArea.value == '') msg = 'Please fill in comments.\n';
	if (document.forms.fiformnamele.gotChaString.value == '') { msg = msg + 'Please fill in 5 digits.\n'; }
	var comments = document.forms.formname.aTextArea.value;
	var gotCha = document.forms.formname.gotChaString.value;

I am trying to use the same function from multiple pages where the form has different name.

I was hoping that using above code method would work but I get the obvious error "document.forms.formname is undefined"

What must I do to be able to use a variable in lieu of literally typing the name of the form itself?

Thank you all in advance for your assistance!


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SouthBeach
The good thing about not knowing is the opportunity to learn - Yours truly, 2008.

 

[tsuji]

[1] Change every
[tt] [/tt]document.forms.formname
to
[tt] document.forms[formname][/tt]

[2] What is "fiformnamele" in [tt]document.forms.fiformnamele[/tt]? if it means formname "variable", do the same change. If it is a literal name of some form on the body, you can leave it like that or write it like this - that's the idea of the equivalence.
[tt] document.forms["fiformnamele"][/tt]

 

[southbeach]

@tisuji

[2] What is "fiformnamele" in document.forms.fiformnamele? if it means formname "variable", do the same change. If it is a literal name of some form on the body, you can leave it like that or write it like this - that's the idea of the equivalence.

This is simply a bad cut and paste ... Thanks for bringing that to my attention!


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SouthBeach
The good thing about not knowing is the opportunity to learn - Yours truly, 2008.