New To JavaScript

[JHeavey]

Hello, I found some script which allows me to
emulate "type down" functionality on a dropdown box in a vb.Net program.
When I load it into my project I get a message box pop up
which the script is loaded which says "Expected ")". It
looks well formed to me. Here is the function

function divert_entry()
{
obj = window.event.sr cElement;
//debugger;
if (obj.getAttribu te("persistValu e") == null)
obj.setAttribut e("persistValue ","");
var iKey;
var eAny_Event = window.event;

iKey = eAny_Event.keyC ode;

var sChr = String.fromChar Code(iKey);
if (iKey == 13)
{
obj.setAttribut e("persistValue ","");
return true;
}

if (iKey == 8)
{
sDelete_Chr = obj.getAttribut e("persistValue ");
obj.setAttribut e("persistValue ",
sDelete_Chr.sub string(0,sDelet e_Chr.length - 1));
sChr = '';
}
obj.setAttribut e
("persistValue" ,obj.getAttribu te("persistValu e") + sChr);
lookupItem(obj) ;
if (((iKey > 33 && iKey < 255) || (iKey
== 8)) && (iKey ! = 40) && (iKey != 38))
eAny_Event.retu rnValue = false;
}

What actually highlights in the error is the call to the
function which is loaded as follows:

drpNumbers.Attr ibutes.Add("onk eydown", "return divert_entry()" )

It highlights the "return divert_entry()"

Any ideas why?
..

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: New To JavaScript


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>
> What actually highlights in the error is the call to the
> function which is loaded as follows:
>
> drpNumbers.Attr ibutes.Add("onk eydown", "return divert_entry()" )
>
> It highlights the "return divert_entry()"
>
> Any ideas why?
>[/color]

Try passing it a function instead of a string, e.g.:

drpNumbers.Attr ibutes.Add("onk eydown", function () { return
divert_entry() } );


JW