eval() not working

[Bill]

Hi

I have a form called 'store' with many fields, and I can update the 'name'
field ok like this

document.store.name.value = n; //this works fine

but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

but when I do this, nothing happens - no errors, nothing.

Even this doesn't work:

function setStoreNameValue(n) {
eval("document.store.name.value = " + n);
}
This eval function has me beat. Is this the only way to set this up?

Can anyone tell me how I'm doing this wrong?

Many thanks.

[Martin Honnen]

Bill wrote:

Hi

I have a form called 'store' with many fields, and I can update the 'name'
field ok like this

document.store.name.value = n; //this works fine

but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

Forget about eval, JavaScript 1.x allows you to use any expression to
access the property of an object if you use square brackets:
document.store[f].value = v;

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Bill wrote:

[...]
but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

but when I do this, nothing happens - no errors, nothing.
'cause that's fantasy syntax.

Try this:

function setStoreValue(f, v)
{
document.forms['store'].elements[f].value = v;
}
This eval function has me beat. Is this the only way to set this up?

eval(...) is evil[tm]. In most cases you will not need but
avoid this method. Use the collection properties instead.
PointedEars

[Lee]

Bill said:

Hi

I have a form called 'store' with many fields, and I can update the 'name'
field ok like this

document.store.name.value = n; //this works fine

but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

but when I do this, nothing happens - no errors, nothing.

Even this doesn't work:

function setStoreNameValue(n) {
eval("document.store.name.value = " + n);
}
This eval function has me beat. Is this the only way to set this up?

Don't use eval() for that. You've probably seen examples
of doing it, but those examples are wrong. Use:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
document.store.elements[f].value = v;
}

[Bill]

Excellent... thanks!
"Lee" <RE**************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:bm*********@drn.newsguy.com...

Bill said:

Hi

I have a form called 'store' with many fields, and I can update the 'name'field ok like this

document.store.name.value = n; //this works fine

but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

but when I do this, nothing happens - no errors, nothing.

Even this doesn't work:

function setStoreNameValue(n) {
eval("document.store.name.value = " + n);
}
This eval function has me beat. Is this the only way to set this up?

Don't use eval() for that. You've probably seen examples
of doing it, but those examples are wrong. Use:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
document.store.elements[f].value = v;
}

[Bill]

Cheers!

"Martin Honnen" <ma*******@yahoo.de> wrote in message
news:3f********@olaf.komtel.net...

Bill wrote:

Hi

I have a form called 'store' with many fields, and I can update the 'name' field ok like this

document.store.name.value = n; //this works fine

but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

Forget about eval, JavaScript 1.x allows you to use any expression to
access the property of an object if you use square brackets:
document.store[f].value = v;

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Bill]

Consider eval forgotten. Thanks.
"Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn" <Po*********@web.de> wrote in message
news:3F**************@PointedEars.de...

Bill wrote:

[...]
but I want a function to update any field, so would like to do something
like this:

function setStoreValue(f, v) {
eval ("document.store." + f + ".value") = v;
}

but when I do this, nothing happens - no errors, nothing.

'cause that's fantasy syntax.

Try this:

function setStoreValue(f, v)
{
document.forms['store'].elements[f].value = v;
}

This eval function has me beat. Is this the only way to set this up?

eval(...) is evil[tm]. In most cases you will not need but
avoid this method. Use the collection properties instead.
PointedEars