Dynamically Assigning OnChange Handler

[HugeBob]

Hi All,

I'm creating textareas via the DOM and I'm trying to add the onchange
event to them. Here's my code:

mytextarea = document.create Element("textar ea");
mytextarea.onch ange = mymethod;
mytextarea.name = "textarea1" ;
mytextarea.valu e = "";
..
..
..

In another script file, I have the mymethod() function defined like
this:

function mymethod()
{
..
..
..
}


I tried various incarnations of setting the onchange event:

mytextarea.onch ange = "mymethod() "; and onchange = "mymethod"; . None
of which works. What's the secret to dynamically defining the
onchange event?

[Tom Cole]

Re: Dynamically Assigning OnChange Handler

On Jun 3, 2:08 pm, HugeBob <rnu...@gmail.c omwrote:

Hi All,
>
I'm creating textareas via the DOM and I'm trying to add the onchange
event to them.  Here's my code:
>
mytextarea = document.create Element("textar ea");
mytextarea.onch ange = mymethod;
mytextarea.name = "textarea1" ;
mytextarea.valu e = "";
.
.
.
>
In another script file, I have the mymethod() function defined like
this:
>
function mymethod()
{
.
.
.
>
}
>
I tried various incarnations of setting the onchange event:
>
mytextarea.onch ange = "mymethod() "; and onchange = "mymethod"; .  None
of which works.  What's the secret to dynamically defining the
onchange event?

The following worked for me:

mytextarea.onch ange = function() { mymethod(); };

[HugeBob]

Re: Dynamically Assigning OnChange Handler

On Jun 3, 2:36 pm, Tom Cole <tco...@gmail.c omwrote:

On Jun 3, 2:08 pm, HugeBob <rnu...@gmail.c omwrote:
>
>
>

Hi All,

>

I'm creating textareas via the DOM and I'm trying to add the onchange
event to them. Here's my code:

>

mytextarea = document.create Element("textar ea");
mytextarea.onch ange = mymethod;
mytextarea.name = "textarea1" ;
mytextarea.valu e = "";
.
.
.

>

In another script file, I have the mymethod() function defined like
this:

>

function mymethod()
{
.
.
.

>

}

>

I tried various incarnations of setting the onchange event:

>

mytextarea.onch ange = "mymethod() "; and onchange = "mymethod"; . None
of which works. What's the secret to dynamically defining the
onchange event?

>
The following worked for me:
>
mytextarea.onch ange = function() { mymethod(); };

Hi Tom,

That worked! Thanks.

[Dan Rumney]

Re: Dynamically Assigning OnChange Handler

The following worked for me:

>
mytextarea.onch ange = function() { mymethod(); };

This should also work

mytextarea.onch ange = mymethod