Dreamweaver.getelementref() - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-DREAMWEAVER API Reference

Example
The following example calls
argument and store the resulting string in
outStr = dreamweaver.doURLDecoding("http://maps.yahoo.com/py/
ddResults.py?Pyt=Tmap&tarname=&tardesc=&newname=&newdesc=&newHash=&newTHash
=&newSts=&newTSts=&tlt=&tln=&slt=&sln=&newFL=Use+Address+Below&newaddr=2000
+Shamrock+Rd&newcsz=Metroo+Park%2C+CA&newcountry=us&newTFL=Use+Address+Belo
w&newtaddr=500+El+Camino&newtcsz=Santa+Clara%2C+CA&newtcountry=us&Submit=Ge
t+Directions")

dreamweaver.getElementRef()

Availability
Dreamweaver 2.
Description
Gets the Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer object reference for a specific tag object in the
DOM tree.
Arguments
,
NSorIE tagObject
•
The argument must be either
NSorIE
references differ in Netscape Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0. This argument specifies
for which browser to return a valid reference.
•
The
tagObject
Returns
A string that represents a valid JavaScript reference to the object, such as
document.layers['myLayer']
•
Dreamweaver returns correct references for Internet Explorer for
, ,
SPAN INPUT
•
Dreamweaver returns correct references for Netscape Navigator for
,
LAYER ILAYER
positioned
DIV
Dreamweaver returns
•
Dreamweaver does not return references for unnamed objects. If an object does not contain
either a
NAME
not support a reference by name, Dreamweaver references the object by index (for example,
document.myform.applets[3]
•
Dreamweaver returns references for named objects that are contained in unnamed forms and
layers (for example,
dw.doURLDecoding()
argument is a tag object in the DOM tree.
. The string is subject to the following conditions:
, ,
SELECT OPTION TEXTAREA
, , ,
SELECT OPTION TEXTAREA
and tags. For
SPAN DIV
"cannot reference <tag>"
or an attribute, Dreamweaver returns
ID
).
document.forms[2].myCheckbox
to decode the special characters in its
:
outstr
or
"NS 4.0" "IE 4.0"
, , and
OBJECT IMG
, , and
OBJECT IMG
and tags that are not absolutely positioned,
SPAN
.
"unnamed <tag>"
).
. The DOM and rules for nested
, ,
A AREA APPLET
tags.
, ,
A AREA APPLET
tags, and for absolutely
. If the browser does
Global document functions
, , ,
EMBED DIV
, ,
EMBED
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