slash in a form item name

[Pierre-Yves]

Hello,

I have to change the value of a form item wich contains slashes in its name
(ie: <input name="hello/how/are/you" ....>)
I know it's crazy but the form is dynamically generated by a 3rd party tool,
so I don't have any control on it.

With this piece of code I can see the item names :

function tst() {
for (i=0; i<document.tst.elements.length;i++) {
alert(document.tst.elements[i].name);
}
}

But how can I change its value ?

Thanks in advance,
Pierre-Yves.

[Richard Cornford]

Pierre-Yves wrote:

I have to change the value of a form item wich contains slashes
in its name (ie: <input name="hello/how/are/you" ....>)
I know it's crazy but the form is dynamically generated by a
3rd party tool, so I don't have any control on it.

With this piece of code I can see the item names :

function tst() {
for (i=0; i<document.tst.elements.length;i++) {
alert(document.tst.elements[i].name);
}
}

But how can I change its value ?

See the group's FAQ, particularly quick answers 4.25 and 4.39 (and
linked resources).

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

The result will resemble:-

document.forms['tst].elements['hello/how/are/you'].value = x;

(but it is best to use the FAQ references and understand why)

Richard.

[Pierre-Yves]

Nice FAQ!
it solved my problem, thanks !

"Richard Cornford" <Ri*****@litotes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Pierre-Yves wrote:

I have to change the value of a form item wich contains slashes
in its name (ie: <input name="hello/how/are/you" ....>)
I know it's crazy but the form is dynamically generated by a
3rd party tool, so I don't have any control on it.

With this piece of code I can see the item names :

function tst() {
for (i=0; i<document.tst.elements.length;i++) {
alert(document.tst.elements[i].name);
}
}

But how can I change its value ?

See the group's FAQ, particularly quick answers 4.25 and 4.39 (and
linked resources).

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

The result will resemble:-

document.forms['tst].elements['hello/how/are/you'].value = x;

(but it is best to use the FAQ references and understand why)

Richard.