children["id"].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

**Randy Webb** · Jul 23 '05, 10:43 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but withexplorer

Julia Peterwitz wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a function that works with explorer but not with netscape.
> The problem is the function at line 5.
>
>
> 1 fSetSelectedDay (myElement){
> 2 /*
> 3 ...
> 4 */
> 5 var elementText = eval(myElement. children["calDateTex t"].innerText);[/color]

..innerText is IE only, and as such is not going to work in NS. use
innerHTML instead.

eval is not needed there:

var elementText =
document.getEle mentById(myElem ent).children(' calDateText').i nnerHTML;

the [ ] are also an IE-ism.

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**Michael Winter** · Jul 23 '05, 10:43 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

On Wed, 05 May 2004 06:41:28 -0400, Randy Webb <hikksnotathome @aol.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
> Julia Peterwitz wrote:[color=green]
>> I have a function that works with explorer but not with netscape.
>> The problem is the function at line 5.
>>
>>
>> 1 fSetSelectedDay (myElement){
>> 2 /*
>> 3 ...
>> 4 */
>> 5 var elementText = eval(myElement. children["calDateTex t"].innerText);[/color]
>
> .innerText is IE only, and as such is not going to work in NS. use
> innerHTML instead.
>
> eval is not needed there:[/color]

Agreed, however...
[color=blue]
> var elementText =
> document.getEle mentById(myElem ent).children(' calDateText').i nnerHTML;[/color]

....there are two problems with this line:

1) If you look at the OP's HTML, you'll see that myElement is a
reference to the element, not an id.
2) The children property is
a) a collection, so the brackets were correct,
b) also a Microsoft-ism.

Perhaps

var elementText = myElement.child Nodes[ 'calDateText' ].innerHTML;

would be better (preferably with feature detection)?

Mike

--
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**julia peterwitz** · Jul 23 '05, 10:44 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

myElement.child Nodes[ 'calDateText' ].innerHTML;
is also not working
(it neither works in explorer nor in netscape)

any other proposals for netscape??

solution for explorer again:
myElement.child ren["calDateTex t"].innerText;

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**Michael Winter** · Jul 23 '05, 10:44 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

On 05 May 2004 16:37:14 GMT, julia peterwitz <pi.ti@gmx.de > wrote:
[color=blue]
> myElement.child Nodes[ 'calDateText' ].innerHTML;
> is also not working
> (it neither works in explorer nor in netscape)
>
> any other proposals for netscape??[/color]

Oops. I assumed that childNodes was a standard collection that could be
indexed by name/id as well as ordinal. However, I just thought that
'calDateText' is an id, so why don't you just use

document.getEle mentById( 'calDateText' ).innerHTML

?

Mike

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**Lasse Reichstein Nielsen** · Jul 23 '05, 10:44 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but withexplorer

pi-ti@gmx.de (Julia Peterwitz) writes:
[color=blue]
> I have a function that works with explorer but not with netscape.
> The problem is the function at line 5.[/color]

You don't say which Netscape. If it's Netscape 4, your options are
very limited. If it's Netscape 6+, i.e., based on Mozilla, then
you can pretty much fly :) I'll assume Netscape 6+.
[color=blue]
> 5 var elementText = eval(myElement. children["calDateTex t"].innerText);[/color]

I see three problems:
- innerText is IE only.
- children is IE only.
- eval is evil.

There are different options, depending on how standards compliant you
want to be. I'll go for full compliance with the DOM specification
(i.e., avoiding innerHTML).

A version that collects the string content of the calcDateText element
(not recursively, so don't put the text to find inside tags).
---
var span = document.getEle mentById("calcD ateText");
var elementText = "";
for(var chld = span.firstChild ; chld; chdl=chld.nextS ibling) {
if (chld.nodeType == 3) { // text node
elementText += chld.nodeValue;
}
}
---
Or, change the first line to:
---
var span = myElement.getEl ementsByTagName ("span")[0];
---
(Notice that I use "span" instead of "font" as commented later)
[color=blue]
> 11 <td id=calCell onclick='fSetSe lectedDay(this) '>
> 12 <font id='calDateText ' onclick='fSetSe lectedDay(this) '>[/color]

The font tag is deprecated and you are not using any of its specific
attributes anyway. Change it to a <span> instead, that is just what
you need: a meaningless wrapper.
[color=blue]
> 13 <script> myMonth[w][d] </script>[/color]

The type attribute is required on script tags, so:
---
<script type="text/javascript">
---
Do you mean to document.write the value?
---
document.write( myMonth[w][d]));
---
Where are "w" and "d" calculated? (Meaning Week and Day?)
[color=blue]
> 14 </font>[/color]
</span>

/L
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**Julia Peterwitz** · Jul 23 '05, 10:45 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen <lrn@hotpop.com > wrote in message news:<hduu4vcs. fsf@hotpop.com> ...[color=blue]
> pi-ti@gmx.de (Julia Peterwitz) writes:
>[color=green]
> > I have a function that works with explorer but not with netscape.
> > The problem is the function at line 5.[/color]
>
> You don't say which Netscape. If it's Netscape 4, your options are
> very limited. If it's Netscape 6+, i.e., based on Mozilla, then
> you can pretty much fly :) I'll assume Netscape 6+.[/color]

yes, I thought about netscape 6+
[color=blue]
>[color=green]
> > 5 var elementText = eval(myElement. children["calDateTex t"].innerText);[/color]
>
> I see three problems:
> - innerText is IE only.
> - children is IE only.
> - eval is evil.
>
> There are different options, depending on how standards compliant you
> want to be. I'll go for full compliance with the DOM specification
> (i.e., avoiding innerHTML).
>
> A version that collects the string content of the calcDateText element
> (not recursively, so don't put the text to find inside tags).
> ---
> var font= myElement.getEl ementsByTagName ("font");
> var elementText = "";[/color]

until here it works.
but the following doesn't start.
and I don't know why.
but there is no error message.
[color=blue]
> for(var chld = font.firstChild ; chld; chdl=chld.nextS ibling) {
> if (chld.nodeType == 3) { // text node
> elementText += chld.nodeValue;
> }
> }
> ---
>[color=green]
> > 11 <td id=calCell onclick='fSetSe lectedDay(this) '>
> > 12 <font id='calDateText ' onclick='fSetSe lectedDay(this) '>[/color]
>
> The font tag is deprecated and you are not using any of its specific
> attributes anyway. Change it to a <span> instead, that is just what
> you need: a meaningless wrapper.[/color]

I removed the irrelevant attributes.
so I will use <font> further on.
[color=blue]
>[color=green]
> > 13 <script> myMonth[w][d] </script>[/color]
>
> The type attribute is required on script tags, so:
> ---
> <script type="text/javascript">
> ---
> Do you mean to document.write the value?
> ---
> document.write( myMonth[w][d]));[/color]

sorry I forgot to put the document.write around

13 <script> document.write( myMonth[w][d]); </script>

this function notes the days of the months, but this is irrelevant for
the problem. isn't it?
[color=blue]
> ---
> Where are "w" and "d" calculated? (Meaning Week and Day?)
>[color=green]
> > 14 </font>[/color]
> </span>
>
> /L[/color]

**Lasse Reichstein Nielsen** · Jul 23 '05, 10:46 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but withexplorer

pi-ti@gmx.de (Julia Peterwitz) writes:
[color=blue]
> Lasse Reichstein Nielsen <lrn@hotpop.com > wrote in message news:<hduu4vcs. fsf@hotpop.com> ...[color=green]
>> var font= myElement.getEl ementsByTagName ("font");
>> var elementText = "";[/color]
>
> until here it works.
> but the following doesn't start.
> and I don't know why.
> but there is no error message.
>[color=green]
>> for(var chld = font.firstChild ; chld; chdl=chld.nextS ibling) {[/color][/color]

Damn! :(
That would be the typo: ^^^^ shoud be chld.

That would mean that the loop goes on forever ... doing nothing.

/L
--
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DHTML Death Colors: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleD OM.html>
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**Julia Peterwitz** · Jul 23 '05, 10:47 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

/*
....
*/

alert("1");
var font = myElement.getEl ementsByTagName ("font");
alert("2");
var elementText = "";
alert("3");
for(var chld = font.firstChild ; chld; chld=chld.nextS ibling) {
alert("4");
if (chld.nodeType == 3) { // text node
elementText += chld.nodeValue;
}

/*
....
*/

when I start this I'll get the alert's 1,2,3 but the alert 4 doesn't start.
so I think there is something wrong.
but I don't know what.

**Julia Peterwitz** · Jul 23 '05, 10:47 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

Michael Winter <M.Winter@bluey onder.co.invali d> wrote in message news:<opr7jdg3o l5vklcq@news-text.blueyonder .co.uk>...[color=blue]
> On 05 May 2004 16:37:14 GMT, julia peterwitz <pi.ti@gmx.de > wrote:
>[color=green]
> > myElement.child Nodes[ 'calDateText' ].innerHTML;
> > is also not working
> > (it neither works in explorer nor in netscape)
> >
> > any other proposals for netscape??[/color]
>
> Oops. I assumed that childNodes was a standard collection that could be
> indexed by name/id as well as ordinal. However, I just thought that
> 'calDateText' is an id, so why don't you just use
>
> document.getEle mentById( 'calDateText' ).innerHTML
>
> ?
>
> Mike[/color]

elementText = document.getEle mentById('calDa teText').innerH TML;
alert(elementTe xt);

good idea, but elementText is "".
do you know why?

**ZER0** · Jul 23 '05, 10:47 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

On 7 May 2004 01:44:12 -0700, Julia Peterwitz wrote:
[color=blue]
> elementText = document.getEle mentById('calDa teText').innerH TML;
> alert(elementTe xt);[/color]
[color=blue]
> good idea, but elementText is "".
> do you know why?[/color]

Try something like that:

<script type="text/javascript">
function getInnerText(el ){
return
el.innerHTML.re place(/(<script[^>]*?>.*?<\/script>)|[\r\n]/gi,"").replace (/<[\/\!]*?[^<>]*?>/g,"");
}

function fSetSelectedDay (el){
alert(">"+getIn nerText(el)+"<" );
}
</script>

<font id='calDateText '
onclick='fSetSe lectedDay(this) '><script>docum ent.write('some text,<br />
maybe with <strong>tags</strong>');</script></font>

I hope it helps.

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**Michael Winter** · Jul 23 '05, 10:47 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

On 7 May 2004 01:44:12 -0700, Julia Peterwitz <pi-ti@gmx.de> wrote:

[snip]
[color=blue]
> elementText = document.getEle mentById('calDa teText').innerH TML;
> alert(elementTe xt);
>
> good idea, but elementText is "".
> do you know why?[/color]

Not a clue. Can you post a complete sample (preferably a URL)?

Mike

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M.Winter@blueyo nder.co.invalid (replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply)

**Julia Peterwitz** · Jul 23 '05, 10:52 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

Michael Winter <M.Winter@bluey onder.co.invali d> wrote in message news:<opr7mm0xg c5vklcq@news-text.blueyonder .co.uk>...[color=blue]
> On 7 May 2004 01:44:12 -0700, Julia Peterwitz <pi-ti@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>[color=green]
> > elementText = document.getEle mentById('calDa teText').innerH TML;
> > alert(elementTe xt);
> >
> > good idea, but elementText is "".
> > do you know why?[/color]
>
> Not a clue. Can you post a complete sample (preferably a URL)?
>
> Mike[/color]

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**Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn** · Jul 23 '05, 11:17 AM

Re: children["id&quo t;].innerText - does not work with netscape but withexplorer

Julia Peterwitz wrote:
[color=blue]
> alert("1");
> var font = myElement.getEl ementsByTagName ("font");
> alert("2");
> var elementText = "";
> alert("3");
> for(var chld = font.firstChild ; chld; chld=chld.nextS ibling) {[/color]
^[color=blue]
> alert("4");
> if (chld.nodeType == 3) { // text node[/color]
^[color=blue]
> elementText += chld.nodeValue;
> }[/color]
^[color=blue]
> /*
> ...
> */
>
> when I start this I'll get the alert's 1,2,3 but the alert 4 doesn't start.
> so I think there is something wrong.
> but I don't know what.[/color]

Looks like there is a closing brace missing. Does the JavaScript
Console tell you anything? If yes, what does it say?

PointedEars

children["id"].innerText - does not work with netscape but with explorer

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