passing form elements to function as parameter 2

[brownfox]

Why does this work in firefox but not IE?

<form name="form1" id="form1">
<textarea name="biog" id="biog"></textarea>
<input type="button" name="Button" value="Paragraph" onClick="code('form1','biog','[p][/p]')">
</form>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
function code(the_form,form_element,thecode){
document.eval(the_form).eval(form_element).value += thecode;
}
</script>

How do I get this to work in IE?
T.I.A

 

[cLFlaVA]

<form name="form1" id="form1">
<textarea name="biog" id="biog"></textarea>
<input type="button" name="Button" value="Paragraph" onClick="code(this.form,'biog','[p][/p]')">
</form>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
function code(the_form,form_element,thecode){
    the_form.elements[form_element].value += thecode;
}
</script>

*cLFlaVA
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[kaht]

Avoid using eval whenever possible. It's very processor intensive and almost always unnecessary. The best way to reference your form elements if you have the names would be:

function code(the_form,form_element,thecode){
   document.forms[the_form].elements[form_element].value += thecode;
}

-kaht

Do the chickens have large talons?

 

[vtatta]

I've seen that setting thats evaluated to another value does not work in IE.

just wondering does this work?

var x = eval(the_form);
var y = eval(form_element);
document.x.y.value += thecode;

 

[cLFlaVA]

how about stop using eval?

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[brownfox]

vtatta - no that doesn't work. kaht thanks...prefect

 

[cLFlaVA]

yes, thanks kaht.

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[kaht]

How often is it that the person that is late to the submit button gets the star? Oh well, have one on me cory

-kaht

Do the chickens have large talons?

 

[cLFlaVA]

thanks bud.

*cLFlaVA
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