var bOwner = 1; var radioTemplate = new Template('input[type=radio][name=#{selectID}][value=#{selectValue}]'); $('ajRecord').value = 1; $('ajacct_id').value = 1; $('ajhoa_id').value = 1; selectThis = {selectID: 'owner', selectValue: bOwner }; $$(radioTemplate.evaluate(selectThis))[0].writeAttribute("checked", "checked"); // blows up!
// this works but we prefer to use the template for brevity/bandwidth sake if(bOwner > 0 ) { $('ajowner').writeAttribute("checked", "checked"); } else $$("input[type=radio][name='owner'][value='false']")[0].writeAttribute("checked", "checked"); On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com>wrote: > Sure, this is something I have struggled with as well. The return from a > Template.evaluate call is not the generated object, but some other form of > return (probably a boolean success or something like that -- not exactly > sure). > > If you need to get access to the object immediately after creating it, you > may want to use the new Element() syntax instead of Template, because this: > > var foo = new Element('div',{id:'bar'}); > > will return a handle to the element, even before you add it to the page, > while Template.evaluate may need you to pause a beat before $('bar') will > access the element from your page after you've inserted it. > > Walter > > > On Apr 17, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Phil Petree wrote: > > Using Prototype version 1.6.1 (I know everyone is up to 1.7 but we can't >> upgrade at this time) >> Code looks like this: >> >> var selectThis; >> var radioTemplate = new >> Template('input[type=radio][name=#{selectID}][value=#{selectValue}]'); >> var bValue = 1; // this is actually set from the rc of a function and is >> absolutely 1 but it shouldn't matter >> >> selectThis = {selectID: 'owner', selectValue: bValue }; >> $$(radioTemplate.evaluate(selectThis))[0].writeAttribute("checked", >> "checked"); >> the last line causes a throw and all processing stops. any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Phil >> >> -- >> 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 >> prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://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 > prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://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 prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.