Code working in IE but not Netscape 7.0

11-21-2003

Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
NS will not run this but IE will:

<html>
<head>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

<title>Sample Code</title>

</head>

<body>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<input type="text" name="comment">
<input name="button" type="button" value="clickme"
onClick="handleClick()">
</form>

</body>
</html>

11-21-2003

In article < >,
enlightened us with...
> Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
> NS will not run this but IE will:
>
> <html>
> <head>
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

deprecated.
<script type="text/javascript">

> <!--
> function handleClick(){
> var obj = document.getElementById("comment");

NN4 does not support getElementById()

The comment text element doesn't have an id attached to it anyway, only
a name. I'm surprised IE even handled it. It's a form element with a
name. You didn't give it an id. Even if you did, it's better to use the
forms array.

Use
var obj = document.form1.comment
or
var object = document.forms["form1"].elements["comment"]

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11-21-2003

kaeli wrote:
> In article < >,
> enlightened us with...
>
>>function handleClick(){
>> var obj = document.getElementById("comment");
>
> The comment text element doesn't have an id attached to it anyway, only
> a name. I'm surprised IE even handled it. It's a form element with a
> name. You didn't give it an id. Even if you did, it's better to use the
> forms array.
>
> Use
> var obj = document.form1.comment
> or
> var object = document.forms["form1"].elements["comment"]
>

Or if you must use document.get* methods:
document.getElementsByName('comment').item(0)

11-21-2003

John Wilson wrote:

> Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
> NS will not run this but IE will:

> var obj = document.getElementById("comment");
> <input type="text" name="comment">

You are referencing the element with id "comment" - you don't have an
element with at that id.

<input type="text" name="comment" id="comment">

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