dynamic text changing

[Nick Calladine]

I have a table which has a drop down list in cell ; a image in another cell
and a description in the third cell

when the page is displayed it has a default picture and default text

when the drop down box is changed it goes to a function to update the image
which works

how would i do this with a text variable ?
i have defined a div or textarea for the 1st viewing of the page information

sorry if it sounds a bit think but another newbie

regards

nick

[Jc]

Nick Calladine (remove all spaces) wrote:

how would i do this with a text variable ?
i have defined a div or textarea for the 1st viewing of the page information

You're likely using the onchange event for the <select> element.
However, there isn't such an event for a div (although there is for an
"input type=text" and a textarea). Another option besides using relying
on the onchange event is to have a button near the editbox/textarea
that the user clicks to manually call your function (onclick event)
when they have finished entering in the desired text.

I'm not clear on what you are trying to do, but if you are also asking
how to dynamically change the text of a div, try the innerText
property, and if you are trying to change the text of a textarea, try
the value property. Refer to the following site for documentation on
how to access HTML objects through script:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ence_entry.asp

[Randy Webb]

Jc wrote:

Nick Calladine (remove all spaces) wrote:

how would i do this with a text variable ?
i have defined a div or textarea for the 1st viewing of the page information

You're likely using the onchange event for the <select> element.
However, there isn't such an event for a div (although there is for an
"input type=text" and a textarea). Another option besides using relying
on the onchange event is to have a button near the editbox/textarea
that the user clicks to manually call your function (onclick event)
when they have finished entering in the desired text.

I'm not clear on what you are trying to do, but if you are also asking
how to dynamically change the text of a div, try the innerText
property,

Or better, use the cross-browser innerHTML instead of the IE only
innerText. Or, the nodeValue.

To research that, one only need consult this groups FAQ.

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[Danny]

Sounds as if you're referring to a slideshow, easy to do, very simple,
but not sure if that's what you mean, and in which way is needed, very,
doable, and no Select or Textarea element needed either.

Danny
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:17:45 -0700, Nick Calladine <n i c k c a l l a d i
n e n t lw orl d . c o m > wrote:

I have a table which has a drop down list in cell ; a image in another
cell
and a description in the third cell

when the page is displayed it has a default picture and default text

when the drop down box is changed it goes to a function to update the
image
which works

how would i do this with a text variable ?
i have defined a div or textarea for the 1st viewing of the page
information

sorry if it sounds a bit think but another newbie

regards

nick

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[Randy Webb]

Danny wrote:

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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:17:45 -0700, Nick Calladine <n i c k c a l l a d
i n e n t lw orl d . c o m > wrote:

I have a table which has a drop down list in cell ; a image in
another cell
and a description in the third cell

when the page is displayed it has a default picture and default text

when the drop down box is changed it goes to a function to update the
image
which works

how would i do this with a text variable ?
i have defined a div or textarea for the 1st viewing of the page
information

sorry if it sounds a bit think but another newbie

regards

nick

Sounds as if you're referring to a slideshow, easy to do, very
simple, but not sure if that's what you mean, and in which way is
needed, very, doable, and no Select or Textarea element needed either.
Who said anything about a textarea? The OP wanted to use a text variable
instead of the value of the select element. If you had bothered to read
the post, you would have realized that.

And please read the FAQ with regards to your posting style.
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