Changing value of text fields not inside form

**RobG** · Jul 23 '05, 06:10 PM

Re: Changing value of text fields not inside form

songkau wrote:[color=blue]
> Why doesn't this work? :-
>
> <BODY onkeydown="disp lay(event)">
> <input type="text" name="text1">
> <script language="Javas cript">
> function display(event) {
> document.text1. value = event.keyCode+' : '+String.fromCh arCode(event.ke yCode);
> }
> </script>
> </BODY>
>
> Error: document.text1 has no properties
>
> I have to put it in a Form to get it to work :-
>
> <BODY onkeydown="disp lay(event)">
> <form name="form1">
> <input type="text" name="text1">
> </form>
> <script language="Javas cript">
> function display(event) {
> document.form1. text1.value = event.keyCode+' : '+String.fromCh arCode(event.ke yCode);
> }
> </script>
> </BODY>[/color]

It is OK to put form controls into an HTML page without making
them part of a form. However, if you do, you don't have access
to certain features that are available when they are part of a
form. For example, they can never be successful and so can't be
submitted as if they were in a form.

Have a read here:

<URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/form_access.htm l>

--
Rob

Changing value of text fields not inside form

Changing value of text fields not inside form

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