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I need Javascript code to recursively search for a element given the
element's Id so that I can modify a elements attributes.

I do not use JQuery but I believe that once when I was searching the
Internet for something else I saw that JQuery has a function called $ that
did just that. And the author showed the Javascript code from that library.
I'm not sure if that is what I need but now that I want it I can't find it.

Bottom line: Can you point to (or supply) Javascript code to recursively
search for a element given it's Id?



Thanks in advance

On Sat, 22 May 2010 14:38:38 -0400, " Cal Who"
<> wrote:

>I need Javascript code to recursively search for a element given the
>element's Id so that I can modify a elements attributes.
>
>I do not use JQuery but I believe that once when I was searching the
>Internet for something else I saw that JQuery has a function called $ that
>did just that. And the author showed the Javascript code from that library.
>I'm not sure if that is what I need but now that I want it I can't find it.
>
>Bottom line: Can you point to (or supply) Javascript code to recursively
>search for a element given it's Id?
>
Perhaps you mean something like

var element = document.getElementById('someID');

regards
A.G.

You do not need a recursive function to find an element in a document by its id.

Just use

var element = document.getElementById('someID');




Cal Who wrote:

Javascript code to recursively search for a element given the element's Id
22-May-10

I need Javascript code to recursively search for a element given th
element's Id so that I can modify a elements attributes

I do not use JQuery but I believe that once when I was searching th
Internet for something else I saw that JQuery has a function called $ tha
did just that. And the author showed the Javascript code from that library
I am not sure if that is what I need but now that I want it I cannot find it

Bottom line: Can you point to (or supply) Javascript code to recursivel
search for a element given it is Id


Thanks in advance

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That's what I thought but lost confidence when it returned null in the
following:

<script type="text/javascript">

function SetMargins(id) {

var element = document.getElementById(id);

....

Which is in the .master and the id looks like I'd expect:

id = "ctl00_BottomImageCPH_QQQ"



I called it from and aspx.vb file

<asp:Content ID="Content8" runat="server"
ContentPlaceHolderID="BottomImageCPH">

<script type="text/javascript">

SetMargins('<%=QQQ.ClientID%>');

</script>


<div runat="server" id="QQQ" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%;" >

....


Why the null??


Thanks

" Cal Who" <> wrote in message
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> Why the null??

Because of ASP.NET's control ID munging.

var control = document getElementById('<%=MyControl.ClientID%>');


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ASP.NET MVP
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On Sat, 22 May 2010 18:19:25 -0400, " Cal Who"
<> wrote:

>That's what I thought but lost confidence when it returned null in the
>following:
>
><script type="text/javascript">
>
>function SetMargins(id) {
>
>var element = document.getElementById(id);
>
>...
>
>Which is in the .master and the id looks like I'd expect:
>
>id = "ctl00_BottomImageCPH_QQQ"
>
>
>
>I called it from and aspx.vb file
>
><asp:Content ID="Content8" runat="server"
>ContentPlaceHolderID="BottomImageCPH">
>
><script type="text/javascript">
>
>SetMargins('<%=QQQ.ClientID%>');
>
></script>
>
>
><div runat="server" id="QQQ" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%;" >
>
>...
>
>
>Why the null??
>
From the second snippet it appears the SetMargins method is being
called as the document is rendered. The document is rendered from top
to bottom. If SetMargins is called before control QQQ is rendered to
the document, the document won't find the control, and
document.getElementById will return null.

You may have to read that last sentence a couple of times

I would suggest attaching a javascript method to the page body's
onload event. That method will be called after the page has been
rendered. From within that method make the call to SetMargins.

regards
A.G.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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>" Cal Who" <> wrote in message
>news:ht9l9g$dti$...
>
>> Why the null??
>
> Because of ASP.NET's control ID munging.
>
> var control = document getElementById('<%=MyControl.ClientID%>');
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
Help me out here. It seems to me that
calling it from the .vb file using the clientId
is effectively the same.
And the munged string gets passed.

No?

As ways, Thanks

"Registered User" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 18:19:25 -0400, " Cal Who"
> <> wrote:
>
>>That's what I thought but lost confidence when it returned null in the
>>following:
>>
>><script type="text/javascript">
>>
>>function SetMargins(id) {
>>
>>var element = document.getElementById(id);
>>
>>...
>>
>>Which is in the .master and the id looks like I'd expect:
>>
>>id = "ctl00_BottomImageCPH_QQQ"
>>
>>
>>
>>I called it from and aspx.vb file
>>
>><asp:Content ID="Content8" runat="server"
>>ContentPlaceHolderID="BottomImageCPH">
>>
>><script type="text/javascript">
>>
>>SetMargins('<%=QQQ.ClientID%>');
>>
>></script>
>>
>>
>><div runat="server" id="QQQ" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%;"
>> >
>>
>>...
>>
>>
>>Why the null??
>>
> From the second snippet it appears the SetMargins method is being
> called as the document is rendered. The document is rendered from top
> to bottom. If SetMargins is called before control QQQ is rendered to
> the document, the document won't find the control, and
> document.getElementById will return null.
I bet that is why IE8 developer tool only shows the HTML to just befor QQQ.
That's as much as was rendered.


>
> You may have to read that last sentence a couple of times
>
> I would suggest attaching a javascript method to the page body's
> onload event. That method will be called after the page has been
> rendered. From within that method make the call to SetMargins.

But there are no events in a content page, is there?

>
> regards
> A.G.


Thanks

Mark Rae [MVP] wrote:
> " Cal Who" <> wrote in message
> news:ht9l9g$dti$...
>
>> Why the null??
>
> Because of ASP.NET's control ID munging.
>
> var control = document getElementById('<%=MyControl.ClientID%>');
>
>
He did that, but at the point where his SetMargins function was called.

" Cal Who" <> wrote in message
news:ht9sv9$cdh$...

> No?

Yes, but it seems from other replies that you're trying to call the
SetMargins function before the page is completely rendered, which is why
it's not finding the control...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net