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Special characters in form element names


I am creating form elements with names that I'd like to reflect th
Dublin Core metadata set, e.g. DC.Date, DC.Subject, etc.

However, when I use them with dots, it completely confuses JavaScript
e.g.

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.input Name)

doesn't work if 'inputName' is DC.Date, i.e.

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.DC.Da te)

I've tried

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.'DC.D ate')

and

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.DC\.D ate)

and also

var theName = 'DC.Date';
theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.theNa me);

but all fail. Is there any way around this?

PS. Using form elements that match the DC standard names is very
handy for readability and when passing stuff back to the server
-
Rob

Jul 23 '05 #1
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:39:59 -0500, RobG
<Ro*********@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote:

[Accessing property names containing invalid characters]

Read the FAQ.

<URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/>

Mike

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Jul 23 '05 #2
RobG wrote:
I am creating form elements with names that I'd like to reflect the
Dublin Core metadata set, e.g. DC.Date, DC.Subject, etc.

However, when I use them with dots, it completely confuses JavaScript,
e.g.

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.input Name)
theFunction(document.forms[formName].elements[inputName])

You can use some really nasty characters using this format....
Mick

doesn't work if 'inputName' is DC.Date, i.e.

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.DC.Da te)

I've tried

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.'DC.D ate')

and

theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.DC\.D ate)

and also

var theName = 'DC.Date';
theFunction(document.forms.formName.elements.theNa me);

but all fail. Is there any way around this?

PS. Using form elements that match the DC standard names is very
handy for readability and when passing stuff back to the server.

--
RobG

Jul 23 '05 #3

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