How to pass the content of input="text" to a Javascript function?

mickey0

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How to pass the content of input="text" to a Javascript function?

Jul 18 '10, 01:38 PM

Hello,
I must do something like this (it doesn't work and I wonder if 'form' tag is necessary as well):

Code:

<head>
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">  
    function createCalendar(form) {       
       alert("calendar" + form.date); 
       //here I must use 'date'
       //document.bgColor='yellow'"; //this doens't work
    }
 </script>
</head>

<form onsubmit="createCalendar(this);">
Choose a date: <input type="text" size="15" name="date" />  
<input type="button" value="Submit" id="mybutton2" />
</form>

I would like that the js function is called after typing a date and press the button.

thanks

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Dormilich

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Join Date: Aug 2008

Posts: 8694
#2

Jul 19 '10, 05:18 AM

a) the <form> tag is necessary
b) you access the content of a text field via its value attribute/property.
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