Layers! Woohoo!

[filburt1]

I made a nice happy layer:

<div id="desc" style="position:static; z-index:1">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Move the mouse over the icons above to
see their descriptions.</font>
</div>
Using Javascript, how can I clear the contents of the layer and write new text to it?

[crptcblade]

IE

<script>
function changeIt()
{
document.all.desc.innerHTML = "<b>I am not a pretty elf</b>"
}
</script>

<div id="desc" style="position:static; z-index:1">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Move the mouse over the icons above to
see their descriptions.</font>
</div>


That should work.

:)

[filburt1]

What about evil NS4?

[crptcblade]

Originally posted by filburt1
What about evil NS4?

I refuse to test stuff for NS, but I imagine that it won't work.

;)

[punkpie_uk]

In NS4 its ...


with(document.layers[layerID].document){
open();
write(txt);
close();
}


..but use this function I wrote, Its cross-browser complient...


function writeLayer(layerID,txt){
if(document.getElementById){
document.getElementById(layerID).innerHTML=txt;
}else if(document.all){
document.all[layerID].innerHTML=txt;
}else if(document.layers){
with(document.layers[layerID].document){
open();
write(txt);
close();
}
}
}

[filburt1]

Cheers, I'll try it out :)

[filburt1]

Well it writes to the layer, but it doesn't clear what's in the layer already. How would I do that using your cross-browser function?

[The Hobo]

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/linkdescribe.htm
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/linkinfo.htm
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/linkinfo2.htm

Any of those help?

[chrisjk]

Why you so concerned about NS4...that's well old hat now. 6.2 is out

[filburt1]

Still doesn't hurt to be compliant...

Hobo: Checking those out now...

[filburt1]

OMG, it was already clearing what was in the layer, stupid me :rolleyes:

Bah, fine Chris, screw NS4 :p

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by filburt1
Bah, fine Chris, screw NS4 :p amen brother