Help with Javascript on generated html with no ids

[anokun7]

Hi,

We have an application that generates html code through a GUI... The html fields (like radio, checkbox etc..) generated are all inside table/tr/td. And none of the fields are assigned any id.

The issue currently is that we have many radio buttons generated in the same way. They just cannot be grouped. And we need to make sure that the user can select only one at a given time... We think we can use javascript for this.. but since none of the fields have an id we are in a tight spot - Can someone suggest if it is possible to call javascript when there are no field id's or even names? (We tried using getElementById and getElementByName - neither give any results - they evaluate to null...

Thanks,
A

[drhowarddrfine]

You need to learn the DOM better as it is the only way to do this. I'm too rusty myself to help further than that.

[DeMan]

why can't they be grouped together?

[drhowarddrfine]

There should also be a getelementbytag function.

[ronverdonk]

If your boxes have a name, as they should, you can address them using one of the following formats:
[html]
//where myform and radioname are names of your form/element.
document.myform.radioname
//where i is the position of the radio button within form
document.myform.elements[i]
//where i is the position of the radio within a group of radio buttons.
document.myform.radioname[i] [/html]
See DOM info at Radio button DOM info

Ronald