[cfaussie] RE: [OT] JS Object

[Spike]

That should be easy enough...

<script>
function getFormName(obj) {
  var parent = obj.parentElement;
  if (parent.tagName == 'FORM') {
    alert(parent.getAttribute('name'));
  }
  else {
    getFormName(parent);
  }
}
</script>

<form action="index.cfm" method="post" name="foo">
   <div>
    <span>
      <a href="#" onclick="getFormName(this)">testit</a>
    </span>
   </div>
</form>
Spike

Taco Fleur wrote:

????

Maybe I wasn't clear, first of all, I am not having problems ;-))
It's just that a light bulb went on, and I was wondering if............
<form name="billy">
<a href="" onclick="fnTest( this );">test</a>
</form>
script..........
function fnTest( obj )
{
        Tell me what form you belong to sonny??
}
Instead of 

<form name="billy">
<a href="" onclick="fnTest( this.formName );">test</a>
</form>
-----Original Message-----
From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 21 November 2003 10:27 AM
To: CFAussie Mailing List
Subject: [cfaussie] RE: [OT] JS Object
Why won't that work for you?

The easiest way to find out is to do something like this:

<script>
function dumpit(obj) {
   var output = '<table>';
   for (var prop in obj) {
     output += '<tr><td>' + prop + '</td><td>';
     if (typeof(obj[prop]) == 'object') {
       output += '[object]';
     }
     else {
      output += obj[prop];
     }
     output += '</td></tr>';
   }
   output += '</table>';
   document.getElementById('dumper').innerHTML = output;
}
</script>

<div id="dumper"></div>

<form action="index.cfm" method="post" name="foo" onclick="dumpit(this)">
    Click to view DOM info.
</form>
Taco Fleur wrote:


PS. I know it can be done like this.form or this.formName but that's not 
what I am after.. ;-))

   -----Original Message-----
   *From:* Taco Fleur
   *Sent:* Friday, 21 November 2003 10:15 AM
   *To:* CFAussie Mailing List
   *Subject:* [cfaussie] [OT] JS Object
   Can you derive the form name from an object?

   For example, let's say I am calling a JS function within a form, I
   pass this function the object it is called from ie. (this), within
   the function can I now derive the form name from this object?
   *Taco Fleur
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