onclick code not working. Browser's error: object expected lines 11, 12, 13

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I could about swear this was working perfectly while I was adding some other functionality somewhere else. I now removed that functionality and it doesn't work. If someone could find what I broke, please tell me. I am new to using JavaScript seriously (probably been tweaking individual lines of code for 5 years) and after staring at my mistake for hours I probably can no longer see it.

Intended functionality: 3 links that can be clicked to display a different div tag.

I'm testing with Win XP Prof SP2, IE7, English. Later I'll be on a PC that has a slew of other browsers loaded, but I think it's my own ignorance--not IE7's.

HTML:

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<html>

<head>

<title>URL.NET</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="homestyle.css" />

<script src="section.js"></script>

</head>
 
<body>
 
<div id="menuWrapper">

    <div id="home" class="menuButton" onclick="activateSection('home');">Home</div><div class="menuSpacer"></div>

    <div id="visitme" class="menuButton" onclick="activateSection('visitme');">Visit Me!</div><div class="menuSpacer"></div>

    <div id="contactme" class="menuButton" onclick="activateSection('contactme');">Contact Me</div>

</div>
 
<div id="contentWrapper">

    <div id="homeTab" class="tabContent">Go Home</div> 

    <div id="visitmeTab" class="tabContent">Visit Me</div> 

    <div id="contactmeTab" class="tabContent">Contact Me: <a href="mailto:me@gmail.com">me@gmail.com</a></div>

    <div id="errorTab" class="tabContent">Something Isn't working.</div>

</div>
 
</body>

</html>

my script:

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function activateSection(section)

{

    var home = document.getElementById("homeTab");

    var visitme = document.getElementById("visitmeTab");

    var contactme = document.getElementById("contactmeTab");

    var error = document.getElementById("errorTab");
 
    if (section == 'home') 

    {

        home.style.display="block";

        visitme.style.display="none";

        contactme.style.display="none";

        error.style.display="none";

    }

    else if (section == 'visitme') 

    {

        home.style.display="none";

        visitme.style.display="block";

        contactme.style.display="none";

        error.style.display="none";

    else if (section == 'contactme') 

    {

        home.style.display="none";

        visitme.style.display="none";

        contactme.style.display="block";

        error.style.display="none";

    }

    else

    {

        home.style.display="none";

        visitme.style.display="none";

        contactme.style.display="none";

        error.style.display="block";

    }

}

I don't think you need to see my CSS, but it should be CSS2 standards-compliant and includes an htc fix for explorer to make IE 5 through 7 do what it should do with hover pseudo-classes if IE where standards compliant.

Many thanks!

Sep 25 '07 #1

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acoder

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Welcome to TSDN!

On the third 'else' between lines 20 and 21, you have a closing bracket missing.

Sep 25 '07 #2

Danigan

New Member

I would donate my life to the hatred of bracket and semi-colon related errors but... I did that many years ago when I learned my first language.

Many thanks indeed. I will frequent these forums so that I may learn and give back the time and knowledge I take.

Sep 25 '07 #3

acoder

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Recognized Expert Moderator MVP

Glad to hear you got it working. A good idea would be to check the error console of a browser that gives you better error messages.

Sep 25 '07 #4

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