Hi, It doesn't seem like you're having any trouble with `$$`, that part's working fine.
I'm guessing those links don't have an `href` attribute on them. When you do `alert(item)` in that code, what happens behind the scenes is that (through a couple of layers) the object's `toString` method ends up getting called. I don't know whether this behavior is specified somewhere or not, but on the three browser engines I tried (IE7, Firefox, Chrome), they all showed the `href` of the anchor, and if there wasn't one, they gave a blank string. I also tried a div, which showed something more like what you were expecting. I'm afraid I don't know what you mean by "store it to a timer", so I can't comment on that. If you post some sample code, happy to take a look, but your use of `$$` is just fine. HTH, -- T.J. Crowder Independent Software Consultant tj / crowder software / com www.crowdersoftware.com On Apr 19, 9:15 am, Ran Berenfeld <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > I tried to use $$ to make flash effect on some <a> elements in my site > > the code looked like this : > > var itemsArray = $$("a.resultsSummary"); > for (var i=0;i < itemsArray.length;i++) > { > var item = itemsArray[i]; > alert(item); > ... > } > > however, the alert(item) prints empty string. I would expect > "HtmlAElement" or something like this... > when I do item.style.backgroundColor = "yellow" it works fine, but > when I store it to a timer (in order > to turn it off) it is not working. > > any help ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
