Hi,
The line
> $("lang").value = "this is a test";
is fine. I suspect you may be calling it from inline script (your
quoted code sample does, but I don't know if you were using
shorthand). Until the DOM is fully loaded, referencing elements by ID
is problematic -- e.g., doing so from inline script. The dom:loaded
event[1] provided by Prototype can help.
[1] http://prototypejs.org/api/document/observe
Here's a page that successfully sets a hidden form field on load
(using dom:loaded), and then queries it later when you click a button:
http://pastie.org/338053
HTH,
--
T.J. Crowder
tj / crowder software / com
On Dec 12, 7:34 pm, Joel Taylor <joelatay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, this seems so easy - but I'm having trouble setting a simple input
> field on my page.
>
> <code>
> <input type="hidden" name="lang" id="lang" value="" />
> <script>
> $("lang").value = "this is a test";
> </script>
> </code>
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