wheres tham thar elements ?!?!?

[alex_read]

Function CalledOn(elementTxtBox)
{
	var paramElementTxtBox = form.elements.item(elementTxtBox);
	alert(elementTxtBox.value)
}

FunctionProper() {
	CalledOn(document.form.item("text1"))		
}

I want to try & pass an element into a function, and call on it's properties & methods (bit like vb's Controls collection). Apparently this is possible in Javascript, using the name of the element rather than the element number/index.

Anyone got any ideas how I can do this one please ?!?!?!?!
Cheers!

[Cudabean]

It's easy to declare an object with properties in JavaScript--you don't. Instead, you just start using the properties in your code:

elementTxtBox.name = "myControl";
elementTxtBox.value = "Yes";

Unfortunately, I can't help you with defining methods for elementTxtBox.

cudabean

[Cudabean]

Oops, made a mistake. It's not quite that easy:

elementTxtBox.name = new Object();
elementTxtBox.name = "myControl";
elementTxtBox.value = "Yes";

cudabean

[Cudabean]

Grrr. This is finally correct:

elementTxtBox = new Object();
elementTxtBox.name = "myControl";
elementTxtBox.value = "Yes";

[alex_read]

Thanks cudabean,

If I understand this right though, you're defining a new element on the page?
My idea (if it's possible) is to use an existing one. I could use :

FunctionProper() {
	alert(document.forms.elements.item("text1"))		
}

In the actual function, but if I had 5 function doing the same thing, I was hoping to make a general function with the messagebox/alert code in, and just call this from the 5 functions I need, passing in the name of the element/textbox I want to display the value of.

Not sure if that one made too much sense there, sorry.
Thanks!

[Cudabean]

I defined a new object that doesn't relate to anything on the page. I think I misunderstood your original premise. The object I created is only used to store data in a structure.

In looking back at your original message I think I understand better.

I think your original code is close to correct, except that I don't think that
document.forms.elements.item("text1") works.
document.forms.elements.item(1) works though.

document.forms[0].elements["text1"] should work.
document.form.text1 should work too.

HTH

cudabean