JavaScript: Getting Object Names
August 19, 2014 12:00 AM
Hi,
I am pretty new to Publisher but I have two quick yet important questions:
1. Can I use JavaScript, attached to a Page, to get all the names of objects on a page? All the text fields, etc. Maybe there's a way to use the DOM to loop through a Page object?
2. Also, I tried using Run JavaScript on Show event of a Page to run
document.getElementByID('HTML_Object_Name').write('hello, world');
Is this the correct approach to accessing Lectora objects in html?
Thanks.
Discussion (3)
Yes you can. I have done it a lot. The code is NOT easy. If you send me an email, I will be glad to reply with the code.
Complex JavaScript in Run JavaScipt action is tricky. You need to use a lot of { } even when there is only one stmt after an IF, especially if there is an Else. Best to put Functions in HTML obj or an attached JS file.
Putting this script (found on stack overflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7115022/how-do-i-enumerate-all-of-the-html-ids-in-a-document-with-javascript) to run on a button click will provide an alert with all the element ID names on a page. You can probably use this as a starting point and customize it to show only what you are looking for.
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Darrel
Ben, I am sending you a PM, I hope you are still watching this forum,
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