How to you dynamically address field from html page

[Jon Knutson]

I have a variable number of lines, with each line being a transaction,
displayed in my jsp. Each line has an amount value with the name
equal to the line it is displayed on. For example name=amount0 on
line 1
name=amount1 on line 2, etc...

I am attempting to edit the values in the amount field prior to
submitting the form. I have a for loop that goes through the lines
but haven't been able to come up with a way to dynamically address the
field. In the example below I was hoping that 'i' would append itself
to the field name 'tranLimit'. Unfortunatly, it doesn't. How would I
make the field name variable?


isMoney = /^\d+\.\d{2}$/;

// See list of all accounts available to user
function submit_form() {
continueSubmit = "Y";
rowCount = document.chglim its.rowCount.va lue;
for(i=0;i<rowCo unt;i++) {
if(!isMoney.tes t(document.chgl imits."tranLimi t"i.value)) {
alert('Invalid Dollar Amount');
continueSubmit = "N";
} else {
}
}
if(continueSubm it == "Y") {
document.chglim its.cmd.value = 'chg_tranlimit' ;
document.forms['chglimits'].submit();
}
}

[Michael Winter]

On 23 Jan 2004 12:13:53 -0800, Jon Knutson <jo*********@co mcast.net> wrote:

I have a variable number of lines, with each line being a transaction,
displayed in my jsp. Each line has an amount value with the name
equal to the line it is displayed on. For example name=amount0 on
line 1
name=amount1 on line 2, etc...

I am attempting to edit the values in the amount field prior to
submitting the form. I have a for loop that goes through the lines
but haven't been able to come up with a way to dynamically address the
field. In the example below I was hoping that 'i' would append itself
to the field name 'tranLimit'. Unfortunatly, it doesn't. How would I
make the field name variable?

If you used the collection syntax for accessing forms and their controls,
you can build up names with the concatenation operator. Your attempt would
be written:

document.forms['chglimits'].elements['tranLimit' + i].value

Mike

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[kaeli]

In article <ee************ *************@p osting.google.c om>,
jo*********@com cast.net enlightened us with...

I am attempting to edit the values in the amount field prior to
submitting the form. I have a for loop that goes through the lines
but haven't been able to come up with a way to dynamically address the
field. In the example below I was hoping that 'i' would append itself
to the field name 'tranLimit'.
So close...
But close only counts with grenades and horseshoes.
for(i=0;i<rowCo unt;i++) {
if(!isMoney.tes t(document.chgl imits."tranLimi t"i.value))

Now come on - you can't just stick a variable name after quotes in JSPs,
either. :)

document.chglim its.elements["tranLimit" +i].value

Note: the above is not good cross-browser syntax.
If supporting non-IE browsers, use
document.forms["chglimits"].elements["tranLimit" +i].value

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JRS: In article <ee************ *************@p osting.google.c om>, seen
in news:comp.lang. javascript, Jon Knutson <jo*********@co mcast.net>
posted at Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:13:53 :-

I have a for loop that goes through the lines
but haven't been able to come up with a way to dynamically address the
field.

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