This is not a discussion suitable for prototype core.
But you can do something like the following for IE:
var new_input = new Element('input', {'type':'password', 'name':
field.getAttribute('name')});
old_field.parentNode.replaceChild(new_input,old_field);
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 2:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Alright, but the way trying to set this Element over new Element()
> also doesn't work.
> IE7 won´t do it.
>
>
> On Jun 23, 1:44 pm, "artemy tregoubenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Afaik, IE won't let you change type of an input after input is created.
>> You need to create input with correct type. This can be done like this:
>>
>> var a = new Element('input', {type: 'password'})
>>
>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:28:55 +0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > So, I have a problem while using writeAttribute for changing the type
>> > of an input field.
>>
>> > Here is my code:
>>
>> > $(id).writeAttribute({type: 'password'});
>>
>> > or
>>
>> > $(id).writeAttribute('type', 'password');
>>
>> > Works fine with FF but IE7 tells that this command won´t be supported.
>>
>> > Does anyone knows something about it?
>>
>> --
>> arty (http://arty.name)
> >
>
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