Writing text to form in javascript 1

[dokken]

I have a table of data and I want to be able to write to a specific column in every row. I know this would be easy if the column was a input of type text. Is there a way I can used DHTML and identify the column and write a value via javascript?

Thanks
Paul

 

[link9]

You should be able to use <span> tags to get that done...

<td>
<span id=mySpan></span>
</td>

Then, you could write to that table cell by saying something like:

document.mySpan.value = &quot;Whatever you want here&quot;;

hope it helps!
Paul Prewett

 

[dokken]

I tried the sample code you wrote but I get an error message when I try to do the following: document.form1.myspan.value = &quot;test&quot;;

It says the myspan is not an object.

 

[jaredn]

myspan is not contained within the form namespace. for IE5+/mozilla use:

document.getElementById(&quot;myspan&quot.innerHTML = &quot;Whatever you want <b>here</b>&quot;;

for IE4 compatibility, try:

myspan.innerHTML = &quot;benluc&quot;

and forget NS4, it's not gonna happen. ;-) jared@eae.net -

http://webfx.eae.net

 

[rycamor]

... or as part of the document.all collection: &quot;document.all[&quot;myspan&quot;].innerHTML

Also... there is no need to &quot;forget&quot; Netscape4.x or 6. They both can write data to <DIV> layers just fine. Unfortunately they each use different syntax;

http://www.dansteinman.com/dynduo/en/dynlayer-write.html

has a library for cross-browser handling of layers that works well for both NS4.x and IE4+.

For Netscape 6, I don't recall right now where I saw it, but there is a property that closely resembles innerHTML.