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I tried this in <input name="some_name" type="text" value=""
onChange="auto_select(0);">

but it gives a syntax error.


var cb = this.form.name
alert( "name=" + cb )


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"Bob" wrote

I tried this in <input name="some_name" type="text" value=""
onChange="auto_select(0);"

but it gives a syntax error.


var cb = this.form.name
alert( "name=" + cb )

Hello Bob, not sure what you are trying to achieve here, but there are a
couple of things we can do about that. Could you please explain what you
would like to happen, what happens instead, and perhaps provide a bit more
code because it seems we are missing some relevant pieces. What is
auto_select(), are you sure the element referenced as "this" comes through
correctly?
Also 'help' isn't the most helpful subject line .
HTH
Ivo

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I tried this in <input name="some_name" type="text" value=""
onChange="auto_select(0);"

but it gives a syntax error.


var cb = this.form.name

'this', in a function, might not refer to what you thought it referred
to. I don't think it refers to the control, which is what that code
_seems_ to be thinking.

Post more code or a URL.

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On 06/08/04 10:29 Ivo spoke:

"Bob" wrote

I tried this in <input name="some_name" type="text" value=""
onChange="auto_select(0);"

but it gives a syntax error.


var cb = this.form.name
alert( "name=" + cb )


Hello Bob, not sure what you are trying to achieve here, but there are a
couple of things we can do about that. Could you please explain what you
would like to happen, what happens instead, and perhaps provide a bit more
code because it seems we are missing some relevant pieces. What is
auto_select(), are you sure the element referenced as "this" comes through
correctly?

function auto_select() {
// var cb = this.forms[0].elements["some_name"].name
var cb = this.form.name

alert( "name=" + cb )
}

I want to call auto_select when text is changed in the text field.
I tried var cb = this().form.name but I got "object is not function.



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Bob said:

On 06/08/04 10:29 Ivo spoke:
"Bob" wrote

I tried this in <input name="some_name" type="text" value=""
onChange="auto_select(0);"

but it gives a syntax error.


var cb = this.form.name
alert( "name=" + cb )


Hello Bob, not sure what you are trying to achieve here, but there are a
couple of things we can do about that. Could you please explain what you
would like to happen, what happens instead, and perhaps provide a bit more
code because it seems we are missing some relevant pieces. What is
auto_select(), are you sure the element referenced as "this" comes through
correctly?

function auto_select() {
// var cb = this.forms[0].elements["some_name"].name
var cb = this.form.name

alert( "name=" + cb )
}

I want to call auto_select when text is changed in the text field.
I tried var cb = this().form.name but I got "object is not function.

What are you trying to find the name of, the text field, or the
form that contains it? You've come closest to getting the name
of the form, but I'm not sure that's what you want.

In that context "this" refers to auto_select(), not the form field.
In the context of the onchange event handler function, "this" does
refer to the field, so you can have that function pass the reference
to auto_select():

<input name="some_name"
type="text"
value=""
onchange="auto_select(this)">

function auto_select(field) {
var cb = field.name
alert( "name=" + cb )
}

What are you trying to find the name of, the text field, or the
form that contains it? You've come closest to getting the name
of the form, but I'm not sure that's what you want.

I want the name of the text field.

In that context "this" refers to auto_select(), not the form field.
In the context of the onchange event handler function, "this" does
refer to the field, so you can have that function pass the reference
to auto_select():

input name="some_name"
type="text"
value=""
onchange="auto_select(this)"

function auto_select(field) {
var cb = field.name
alert( "name=" + cb )
}

Thanks, got it.


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function auto_select( field, index ) {
var cb = field.form.elements["selectID"].name

alert( "name=" + cb )
}


</script>

<input name="content_216" type="text" value="1" onChange="auto_select(
this, 0);">

<input name="content_217" type="text" value="2" onChange="auto_select(
this, 0);">

<input name="selectID" value="216" type="checkbox">
<input name="selectID" value="217" type="checkbox">

There is a corresponding checkbox for every text entry field and what I
want is to make the checkbox selected if the text is changed.



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