> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Smoak
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:31 AM
> can someone explain (or add
> comments to) this, taken from tabs.js:
>
> function initMenu() {
> var menu = document.getElementById("menuList");
> var items = menu.getElementsByTagName("li");
> for (var i=0; i < items.length; i++) {
> items[i].firstChild.myIndex = i;
> items[i].firstChild.onclick=function() {
> setCookie("menuSelected", this.myIndex);
> };
> }
> activateMenu();
> }
>
> It looks like it's adding an onclick handler to every menu, like this:
> <div id="menuDiv"><ul id="menuList">
> <li><a href="balanceSheet.do" title="Standard"
> onclick="setCookie('menuSelected',0);">Standard</a></li>
> <li><a href="?mode=Advanced" title="Advanced"
> onclick="setCookie('menuSelected',1);">Advanced</a></li>
> </ul></div>
Yes, that's what it's doing. The myIndex is an attribute that is set to
the value of "i" and then used later. Here's the problem I experienced
and the reason it's done this way:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/JavaScript/Q_20634050.
html
>
> But what is the 'myIndex' part? (Seems like you're adding an
> arbitrary attribute to some tag?) Then when you get to
> calling setCookie, what is 'this' (and how do you know)?
'this' represents the <li> that's getting clicked on.
>
> I need a big poster of all the elements and what attributes
> they have! Google was uncooperative, does such a thing exist?
> (Once upon a time I had a UML diagram of Struts as my
> desktop wallpaper.)
>
> --
> Wendy Smoak
>
>
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