scripting row borders?

[rubychyld]

I have created the row highlight script below, but the row borders do not change... probably because only TD cells have borders. So how would I get all the "child" TD cells based on the row my mouse is over?

Thanks in advance for being such a wonderful resource!
Liz

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
var thisColor = element.style.color
var thisBgColor = element.style.backgroundColor
var thisBorderWidth = element.style.borderWidth
var thisBorderStyle = element.style.borderStyle
var thisBorderColor = element.style.borderColor
var thisfontWeight = element.style.fontWeight
function hig_lite()
{
element.style.color=&quot;#000066&quot;
element.style.backgroundColor=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;
element.style.borderWidth=&quot;1px 0px 1px 0px&quot;
element.style.borderStyle=&quot;solid&quot;
element.style.borderColor=&quot;#000066 #FFFFFF #000066 #FFFFFF&quot;
element.style.fontWeight=&quot;bold&quot;
}
function low_lite()
{
element.style.color= thisColor
element.style.backgroundColor = thisBgColor
element.style.borderWidthvar = thisBorderWidth
element.style.borderStyle = thisBorderStyle
element.style.borderColor = thisBorderColor
element.style.fontWeight = thisfontWeight
}
</script> Catch the vigorous horse of your mind!

 

[GIGN]

&quot;. So how would I get all the &quot;child&quot; TD cells based on the row my mouse is over? &quot;

To get an element's children (IE5.5 NS6) use something like.

//This function gets the cells from a row and returns them

function getCells(row){
// grab the cells - returns a collection
var cells = row.getElementsByTagName(&quot;td&quot;
var numberOfCells = cells.length;
return cells;
}


You would call this from a row like this:
<tr onMouseOver=&quot;getCells(this)&quot;>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
</tr>


And to access the items in the collection i.e. the cells use:

var firstCellInRow = cells.item(0);

As well as ordinary array notation. The above is the same as

var firstCellInRowFromArray = cells.[0];

Note this is what is termed version 6 syntax, and will not work for such junk as NS4.x (but who cares anymore right)
;-)

 

[rubychyld]

Thank you for your help. This method makes sense!

Liz Catch the vigorous horse of your mind!