document.getElementById("starttimeScheduler") returns null

[karprix]

Hi, I am working on a webapplication, ( with Ajax & JSF) where I want to retrieve the value present in a

<t:inputText id="starttimeScheduler"  value="#{scheduledJobCreateEdit.startTimeDate}" style="width:165px; margin-left: 25px;" forceId="true" tabindex="112">

by using

document.getElementById("starttimeScheduler")

in my javascript function. but this is always returning null. The <t:inputText > is present with in a <t:div>. Can you please let me know , how can I get the <t:inputText > value . I have the issue with both FF and IE 7.

[malav123]

Hi,
pass the form and use it in java script, and if you are using master page then use the prefix of content place hoder and form your problem will be solved...

[karprix]

Hi,
pass the form and use it in java script, and if you are using master page then use the prefix of content place hoder and form your problem will be solved...

I didnt understand , when you mentioned "pass the form".
THe code I have is :
[CODE=java]function checkScheduledD ate()
{
var scheduledTime = document.getEle mentById("start timeScheduler") ;
if(scheduledTim e == null)
{
return false;
}
}

<h:form>
...
<t:div id="contents_st arttime_div" styleClass="con tents" style="border:n one;">
<t:inputText id="starttimeSc heduler" value="#{schedu ledJobCreateEdi t.startTimeDate }" style="width:16 5px; margin-left: 25px;" forceId="true" tabindex="112">
<f:convertDateT ime pattern="#{cal['jsfcalendar.pa ttern']}" locale="#{faces Context.viewRoo t.locale.langua ge}"/>
</t:inputText>[/CODE]
.....

Now in my javascript function, I want to retrieve the value present in the input text at the time of form submission. So, I am calling the javascript function on submit, but the function always returns null on document.getEle mentById().
Please help me out here.

[malav123]

Hi,
you just call the function from submit button like,
[CODE=javascript] Btn.Attributes. Add("onClick", "return yourfunction(th is.form)")[/code]

and in your javascript use simply,
[CODE=javascript]yourfunction(f)
{
if(f.starttimeS cheduler=="")
alert("message" );
}
[/CODE]
now it will work fine for u.....