Firefox javascript problem!!

Aquila Deus · Apr 2, 2005

Why doesn't SomeElementID.propertyOrMethod work anymore?? It still
works in IE but firefox says "SomeElementID is not defined" (it used to
throw a warning but still works) How can I enable it??

SpaceGirl · Apr 2, 2005

Aquila said:
Why doesn't SomeElementID.propertyOrMethod work anymore?? It still
works in IE but firefox says "SomeElementID is not defined" (it used to
throw a warning but still works) How can I enable it??

Must be a problem elsewhere in your code - as usual with these things,
no url, no help...

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Aquila Deus · Apr 2, 2005

SpaceGirl said:
Must be a problem elsewhere in your code - as usual with these things,
no url, no help...

I found the problem: It's a <inpput> inside a <form>, so that if I use
FormID.SomeInputID, it would work. But not if I use SomeInputID.

DU · Apr 2, 2005

Aquila said:
used to

I found the problem: It's a <inpput> inside a <form>, so that if I use
FormID.SomeInputID, it would work. But not if I use SomeInputID.

At this url

Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/upgrade_2.html

you'll find IE-specific ways to access elements and their correspondent
W3C web standards replacements to make your page
- web-standards compliant (W3C DOM compliant)
- working in MSIE 5+
- working in Firefox, Mozilla, Netscpae 6+, Opera 7+, Konqueror 3.x,
Safari 1.x, etc.

id_attribute_value should be replaced with
document.getElementById(id_attribute_value).

DU

Aquila Deus · Apr 3, 2005

DU said:
At this url

Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/upgrade_2.html

you'll find IE-specific ways to access elements and their correspondent
W3C web standards replacements to make your page
- web-standards compliant (W3C DOM compliant)
- working in MSIE 5+
- working in Firefox, Mozilla, Netscpae 6+, Opera 7+, Konqueror 3.x,
Safari 1.x, etc.

id_attribute_value should be replaced with
document.getElementById(id_attribute_value).

I don't see any reason to use the terribly long method instead of just
"MyID".

Aquila Deus · Apr 3, 2005

DU said:
At this url

Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/upgrade_2.html

you'll find IE-specific ways to access elements and their correspondent
W3C web standards replacements to make your page
- web-standards compliant (W3C DOM compliant)
- working in MSIE 5+
- working in Firefox, Mozilla, Netscpae 6+, Opera 7+, Konqueror 3.x,
Safari 1.x, etc.

id_attribute_value should be replaced with
document.getElementById(id_attribute_value).

I don't see any reason to use the terribly long method instead of just
"MyID".

Leif K-Brooks · Apr 3, 2005

Aquila said:
I don't see any reason to use the terribly long method instead of just
"MyID".

Because using nothing but "someID" is a made up method that will only
work in browsers which are hopelessly broken.

Aquila Deus · Apr 3, 2005

Leif said:
Because using nothing but "someID" is a made up method that will only

work in browsers which are hopelessly broken.

You mean Mozilla and Firefox are hopelessly broken?

Leif K-Brooks · Apr 3, 2005

Aquila said:
You mean Mozilla and Firefox are hopelessly broken?

Yes.

Aquila Deus · Apr 3, 2005

Leif said:
Yes.

hmmmm, since all browsers are hopelessly broken, why should I care then?

Leif K-Brooks · Apr 3, 2005

Aquila said:
hmmmm, since all browsers are hopelessly broken, why should I care then?

Because browsers are likely to get half a clue within the next century
or so. Why rely on broken behavior when the proper solution is cleaner
and guaranteed to work now and in the future?

Aquila Deus · Apr 3, 2005

Leif said:
then?

Because browsers are likely to get half a clue within the next century
or so. Why rely on broken behavior when the proper solution is cleaner
and guaranteed to work now and in the future?

Ah, what if M$ assimilates W3C someday? And why doesn't W3C just accept
MyElementID? It makes my web dev much easier! (don't they know DOM is
really a crap thing at all??)

Toby Inkster · Apr 3, 2005

Aquila said:
I don't see any reason to use the terribly long method instead of just
"MyID".

<body>
<p id="document">Blah.</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
function clickHandler() {
window.alert("Hello");
}
document.onClick = clickHandler;
</script>
</body>

In the Javascript, does "document" refer to the paragraph with ID
"document", or does it refer to the whole document?

document.getElementByID("document") is unambiguous.

Aquila Deus · Apr 4, 2005

Toby said:
<body>
<p id="document">Blah.</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
function clickHandler() {
window.alert("Hello");
}
document.onClick = clickHandler;
</script>
</body>

In the Javascript, does "document" refer to the paragraph with ID
"document", or does it refer to the whole document?

document.getElementByID("document") is unambiguous.

I see. But it's not my problem, never. Because I always Capitalized
IDs.

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