exclamation point in field name

[philhege]

I'm using a third-party chat application. They require that form field
names be formatted "SESSIONVAR!FIELDNAME". The bang is creating
headaches when I try to write validation script. How can I handle this
format properly? I'm not sure how to escape the exclamation point
within my code.

TIA for your time and expertise.

 

[Michael Winter]

I'm using a third-party chat application. They require that form field
names be formatted "SESSIONVAR!FIELDNAME". The bang is creating
headaches when I try to write validation script. How can I handle this
format properly? [...]

Had you read the FAQ for this group, you'd have the answer already.

<URL:http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_25>

Mike

 

[Mick White]

I'm using a third-party chat application. They require that form field
names be formatted "SESSIONVAR!FIELDNAME". The bang is creating
headaches when I try to write validation script. How can I handle this
format properly? I'm not sure how to escape the exclamation point
within my code.

TIA for your time and expertise.

Hint:
if(isNaN(document.forms["formName"].elements["element name!"].value))
{
alert("Get with the programme!");
}

Mick