(JavaScript) What is the correct way to find a form?

**msimmons** · Sep 4th, 2002, 01:08 PM

What is the correct way to find a form? I have:

Code:

var formObj = eval('document.forms.' + formName)

But this was written some time back (over a year I believe), so was wondering if I needed to correct it.
Thanks,
Michael

**punkpie_uk** · Sep 5th, 2002, 03:17 AM

forms is part of the DOM. So using...

Code:

syntax : document.forms(objectID/Name)...

document.forms('form1')...
document.forms(1)...

You'll also get away with using document.getElementById('form1') if the form has an id attribute and document.getElementsByName('form1') if name attribute

**Rick Bull** · Sep 5th, 2002, 04:28 AM

Shouldn't they be square brackets, or can you use standard ones?

**punkpie_uk** · Sep 5th, 2002, 07:31 AM

it works with both but I [] is in the documentation

**Rick Bull** · Sep 5th, 2002, 09:52 AM

Oh right.

**msimmons** · Sep 5th, 2002, 09:53 AM

I changed to:

Code:

 var formObj = eval(document.forms[formName]);

and it works great

Thanks,
Michael

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