hidden value becomes null

[meltedown]

I have this on a web page

<input type='hidden' name ='military' value=1>

and this in a javascript function:
alert(document.form1.military.value);
The military value comes up null.

Is this normal, or did I do something wrong ?

thanks, meltedown

[VK]

meltedown wrote:

I have this on a web page

<input type='hidden' name ='military' value=1>

and this in a javascript function:
alert(document.form1.military.value);
The military value comes up null.

Is this normal, or did I do something wrong ?

It is not really normal. Could you post more complete code fragment? An
URL would be super.

[meltedown]

VK wrote:

meltedown wrote:

I have this on a web page

<input type='hidden' name ='military' value=1>

and this in a javascript function:
alert(document.form1.military.value);
The military value comes up null.

Is this normal, or did I do something wrong ?

It is not really normal. Could you post more complete code fragment? An
URL would be super.

Ok thanks, I must have done something wrong. I can't post the url with
the problem, but I made this exmaple, which does work.
http://reenie.org/test/test28.php

[Randy Webb]

meltedown said the following on 6/1/2006 1:15 PM:

VK wrote:

meltedown wrote:

I have this on a web page

<input type='hidden' name ='military' value=1>

and this in a javascript function:
alert(document.form1.military.value);
The military value comes up null.

Is this normal, or did I do something wrong ?

It is not really normal. Could you post more complete code fragment? An
URL would be super.

Ok thanks, I must have done something wrong. I can't post the url with
the problem, but I made this exmaple, which does work.
http://reenie.org/test/test28.php

It is amazing what happens when people make test cases and they work.

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[meltedown]

Randy Webb wrote:

meltedown said the following on 6/1/2006 1:15 PM:

VK wrote:

meltedown wrote:
I have this on a web page

<input type='hidden' name ='military' value=1>

and this in a javascript function:
alert(document.form1.military.value);
The military value comes up null.

Is this normal, or did I do something wrong ?

It is not really normal. Could you post more complete code fragment? An
URL would be super.

Ok thanks, I must have done something wrong. I can't post the url with
the problem, but I made this exmaple, which does work.
http://reenie.org/test/test28.php

It is amazing what happens when people make test cases and they work.

Yeah, it turns out I had tested for NULL in the javascript and used =
instead of ==. Its those simple stupid mistakes that make me question my
understanding. It can't be doing that !!