Modifying an element name

[El Diablo]

Hi there,

I'm trying to change the name of an HTML form element using JavaScript but
it doesnt seem to work. It just ignores the attempted change - no errors or
anything. I'm using the tag's id as a referrer:

document.getEle mentById('eleme ntIdName').name = 'newName';

when I do an alert calling for the value of the form element using the
newName it returns an object not found error. If I use the oldName it works.
What gives? Is what i'm trying even possible?

Many thanks.

[Martin Honnen]

Re: Modifying an element name



El Diablo wrote:
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> I'm trying to change the name of an HTML form element using JavaScript but
> it doesnt seem to work. It just ignores the attempted change - no errors or
> anything. I'm using the tag's id as a referrer:
>
> document.getEle mentById('eleme ntIdName').name = 'newName';
>
> when I do an alert calling for the value of the form element using the
> newName it returns an object not found error. If I use the oldName it works.
> What gives? Is what i'm trying even possible?[/color]

Which browser is that? Probably IE. Yes, IE doesn't reflect changes to
the name attribute in the elements collection.

--

Martin Honnen

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[El Diablo]

Re: Modifying an element name

Yes it is IE. bummer.

"Martin Honnen" <mahotrash@yaho o.de> wrote in message
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> El Diablo wrote:
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> > I'm trying to change the name of an HTML form element using JavaScript[/color][/color]
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> > it doesnt seem to work. It just ignores the attempted change - no errors[/color][/color]
or[color=blue][color=green]
> > anything. I'm using the tag's id as a referrer:
> >
> > document.getEle mentById('eleme ntIdName').name = 'newName';
> >
> > when I do an alert calling for the value of the form element using the
> > newName it returns an object not found error. If I use the oldName it[/color][/color]
works.[color=blue][color=green]
> > What gives? Is what i'm trying even possible?[/color]
>
> Which browser is that? Probably IE. Yes, IE doesn't reflect changes to
> the name attribute in the elements collection.
>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen
> http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/
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