javascript and forms

[dethfire]

how do I grab form values using javascript?

is it different for each type of form element?

[Maelstrom]

Nope. Pretty simple really.

document.formname.elementname.value

This works for hidden, text and textareas

To find out if something is checked

document.formname.elementname.checked (if it is true it is check and if it is falses it isn't checked)

You can also pass the variables into a function needing less typing. Take this example

<input type="text" name="ele1" id="ele1" onchange="validate('string',this.value) />

This will pass the value directly meaning you don't need to reference it at all. Just check it in your function (if you create said function )

[dethfire]

cool! thanks