only error i get is in Internet Exploror, lmao..

[Monkuar]

This script works fine in firefox,opera,chrome, everything but it only shows error on ie..

 

help ?

 

 

This is my whole function:

function sendMessage(id,event) {
var itm = expMenu("qm");
goldOn = !goldOn;
if(goldOn && itm) {
	if(itm.innerHTML=="") itm.innerHTML = "</form><legend>Quick Message<a href='javascript:sendMessage()' class='hs'><img src='images!!/x.gif'></a></legend><form action='monkuar.php' name='sendMessageForm' method='POST' target='_blank'><input type='hidden' name='username' value='0' /><table class='ftbt'><tr><td align=right>Message Title:</td><td><input type=text name='title' maxlength=25 size=7></td></tr><tr><td align=right>Message:</td><td><textarea name='message' cols=20 rows=10></textarea></td></tr><tr><td align=center colspan=2><span class=ab><input type='submit' value='Send (0.03 FG)' name='submit' onclick='sendMessage()'></span><br></td></tr><tr></tr></table></form>";
	itm.style.left=event.clientX + (window.pageXOffset!=undefined?window.pageXOffset:document.body.scrollLeft)+"px";
	itm.style.top=event.clientY + (window.pageYOffset!=undefined?window.pageYOffset:document.body.scrollTop)+"px";
	itm.style.zIndex="100";
	sendMessageForm.username.value=id;
}
}

 

 

 

[seventheyejosh]

i'm not an expert... but after the

 

if(itm.innerHTML=="")

 

shouldnt u have some braces?

 

like

 

if(itm.innerHTML==""){

 

do stuff

 

}//end if

[corbin]

i'm not an expert... but after the

 

if(itm.innerHTML=="")

 

shouldnt u have some braces?

 

like

 

if(itm.innerHTML==""){

 

do stuff

 

}//end if

 

 

 

In almost every programming/scripting language, the syntax of if is:

 

if(condition)

    block 1

else

    block 1

 

{} simply groups stuff together.

 

 

Oddly enough, that has the side effect that in most languages:

 

 

{

 

code here

 

}

 

 

Is valid in the middle of no where lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, does itm happen to be null?

[Monkuar]

i'm not an expert... but after the

 

if(itm.innerHTML=="")

 

shouldnt u have some braces?

 

like

 

if(itm.innerHTML==""){

 

do stuff

 

}//end if

 

 

 

In almost every programming/scripting language, the syntax of if is:

 

if(condition)

    block 1

else

    block 1

 

{} simply groups stuff together.

 

 

Oddly enough, that has the side effect that in most languages:

 

 

{

 

code here

 

}

 

 

Is valid in the middle of no where lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, does itm happen to be null?

 

 

yea

[Monkuar]

ok so i ddi the bracket stuff and now it gives me this.. lmao     here is my code that puts that onclick function:     

<img src="chat.gif" style="cursor:hand"   onclick="sendMessage('$id',event)""></a>

  this isnt happeneing on any other browsers ecept ie.. WOW

[Monkuar]

Somone please.. IE IS GAY!

[Monkuar]

Bump lol PLEASE IE IS DUMB THIS WORKS ON CHROME,FIREFOX,OPERA EVERYTHING BESIDES IE!?!? lolollol

[TheFilmGod]

It's because you're harding coding everything. Ever heard of jquery? It solves the issues of cross browser compatible. No expert javascript programmers hard code everything. They use frameworks.

[corbin]

Sometimes it's not worth the effort to use a framework.

 

 

 

 

Can we see either the full pages or a link?  Kind of hard to know the problem otherwise.

 

 

You need to figure out why itm is null is basically what it comes down to.

[Adam]

Sometimes it's not worth the effort to use a framework.

 

I agree, sometimes jQuery and similar can be overkill for simple functionality. Also the 'experts' are likely to be the ones writing the frameworks, you're not exactly going to become an expert using one...

[KevinM1]

Without being able to see more of your code, I have two suggestions:

 

1. Use brackets with your conditionals.

2. Break up the string you're trying to assign to the innerHTML into smaller strings.  JavaScript occasionally has issues with long strings.

 

You should also check to see if itm actually exists in IE.  It could be that you're attempting to manipulate the innerHTML of a null object.

[haku]

I think it's good to have a good solid understanding of javascript before using a framework, but once you have that understanding, frameworks just make it so much easier to deal with.

 

As for overkill, jquery minified is only 55.9 kb - that's nothing. Implementing it takes all of about 8 seconds to download and type the link in your page. I don't really see it being overkill myself.

[corbin]

document.getElementById('something').innerHTML = 'something';

 

$('#something').html('something');

 

 

Whoa!

 

 

 

But over a large project, jQuery will definitely save time.  Was just saying I don't think he should switch to jQuery just because 1 call isn't working in IE.  If the rest of his project is large, then perhaps it would be worth it.  I still think it's pointless sometimes though.