If you're going to use document.getElementById then you probably want
to take a look at forceId.
sean
On 9/29/05, Matt Blum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suggest avoiding using the form objects entirely, and simply using
> document.getElementById([id]) to obtain references to the text fields.
>
> -Matt
>
>
> On 9/29/05, Caroline Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have to use JSF to pop up a window from the parent
> > window. In the popup window, I have to pass the value
> > that is entered in a <h:inputText> back to a text
> > field in the parent window.
> >
> > In order to make sure that I know the way to
> > communicate between the parent window and the popup
> > window, I have tried coding it in HTML. And I have
> > done it successfully.
> >
> > Then, I try to convert the HTML code to JSF. I have
> > searched the internet and I have tried different
> > specifications myself. I am stuck. This is the line
> > that I have been struggling with:
> >
> > [CODE]
> >
> window.opener.document.forms[0].form["dataManagement:textField"].value
> > =
> > document.forms[0].form["externalFile:inputField"].value;
> > [/CODE]
> >
> > If textField is in HTML parent window <input
> > name=textField .... /> and the inputField is in HTML
> > popup window <input name=inputField .... />, the
> > JavaScript can recognize (No problem! the datum is
> > passed.):
> >
> > [CODE]
> > window.opener.document.forms[0].textField.value =
> > document.forms[0].inputField.value;
> > [/CODE]
> >
> > Now, the dataManagement is the "id" attribute in my
> > JSF parent <h:form> tag. The externalFile is the "id"
> > attribute in my JSF popup <h:form> tag.
> >
> > The textField is in the JSF parent window as both the
> > "id" attribute and a "property" name (i.e.
> > value="#{dataManagementBean.textField }" )in the
> > <h:inputText> tag.
> >
> > The inputField is in the JSF popup window as both the
> > "id" attribute and a "property" name (i.e.
> > value="#{accessExternalFileBean.inputField }" ) in the
> > <h:inputText> tag.
> >
> > No matter how I experiment with different
> > specifications, I cannot get the textField and
> > inputField in the JavaScript. I got that "it is null
> > or not an object" JavaScript error. Please advise if
> > you have done it successfully.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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