Acces Objects Using String Variable: Is it Possible?

[Himaxda0]

Is it possible to access Objects like (document.form1 .textfield1) with
a string variable like (var obName='textfie ld1') and using
(document.form1 .obName.value)?
Ive tried it in IE but the value in the obName is not cosidered as a
object name. Help PLZ..

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: Acces Objects Using String Variable: Is it Possible?

himaxda0@yahoo. com (Himaxda0) writes:
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> Is it possible to access Objects like (document.form1 .textfield1) with
> a string variable like (var obName='textfie ld1') and using
> (document.form1 .obName.value)?[/color]

Yes, except not like that. It's even in the FAQ:
<URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html#FAQ4 _39>

First of all, the safest way to access the form control is:
document.forms['form1'].elements['textfield1'].value
i.e., through the forms and elements collections. That also makes
it easier to access using a string or string variable:
document.forms['form1'].elements[obName].value


/L
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[Ryan Stewart]

Re: Acces Objects Using String Variable: Is it Possible?

"Himaxda0" <himaxda0@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:acb03a43.0 402281903.205f5 49c@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
> Is it possible to access Objects like (document.form1 .textfield1) with
> a string variable like (var obName='textfie ld1') and using
> (document.form1 .obName.value)?
> Ive tried it in IE but the value in the obName is not cosidered as a
> object name. Help PLZ..[/color]

See the FAQ which is posted here frequently or available here:

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/