Hi, generally speaking, you can't access the html field name using javascript within you php code, (as the php is executed and rendered server side before the js is parsed and executed by the browser). So if you want something generic you need somehow to maintain your form fields in php. (in which case you'd probably indeed be better off using a form library)
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Brendan Brink <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi there, > > I am wanting to accomplish the following and wonder if possible and if > so, how to do it :) > > <textarea name="preferred_work" cols="45" rows="5" class="inputclass" > id="preferred_work"><?php echo $emp['preferred_work'];?></textarea> > > This works fine the above, but want to make it more dynamic, and > instead of hardcoding the field name from the $emp row, to capture the > name of the form field, using Java i guess, something like > > 'this.name' > > Reason is, I am trying to create more dynamic forms, and speed up coding > time. > > I realise that a better way would be to generate the entire form field > dynamically, and use PHP to echo the name of the field when creating > it, however the forms are already created and am wanting a quick way > to popular the fields with existing data from the database. > > hope this all makes sense :) > > Cheers > Brendan. > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected]<nzphpug%[email protected]> -- Mikael Letang Mobile: 021 027 436 45 Skype: mikael_letang -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
