Code working in IE but not Netscape 7.0

John Wilson · Nov 21, 2003

Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
NS will not run this but IE will:

<html>
<head>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

<title>Sample Code</title>

</head>

<body>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<input type="text" name="comment">
<input name="button" type="button" value="clickme"
onClick="handleClick()">
</form>

</body>
</html>

kaeli · Nov 21, 2003

Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
NS will not run this but IE will:

<html>
<head>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

deprecated.

<!--
function handleClick(){
var obj = document.getElementById("comment");

NN4 does not support getElementById()

The comment text element doesn't have an id attached to it anyway, only
a name. I'm surprised IE even handled it. It's a form element with a
name. You didn't give it an id. Even if you did, it's better to use the
forms array.

Use
var obj = document.form1.comment
or
var object = document.forms["form1"].elements["comment"]

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Keith Bowes · Nov 21, 2003

kaeli said:
function handleClick(){
var obj = document.getElementById("comment");

Click to expand...

The comment text element doesn't have an id attached to it anyway, only
a name. I'm surprised IE even handled it. It's a form element with a
name. You didn't give it an id. Even if you did, it's better to use the
forms array.

Use
var obj = document.form1.comment
or
var object = document.forms["form1"].elements["comment"]

Or if you must use document.get* methods:
document.getElementsByName('comment').item(0)

David Dorward · Nov 21, 2003

John said:
Please comment on the following test code. I'd like to understand why
NS will not run this but IE will:

var obj = document.getElementById("comment");
<input type="text" name="comment">

You are referencing the element with id "comment" - you don't have an
element with at that id.

<input type="text" name="comment" id="comment">

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Code working in IE but not Netscape 7.0

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