Closed
Bug 123823
Opened 23 years ago
Closed 23 years ago
getElementById returns original value every time.
Categories
(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)
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VERIFIED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: adin, Assigned: jst)
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The getElementById command will return the original value of a form field even
if the user changed the value. See the following code:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<div id="DivMinBid"><input type="text" id="MyTextField" name="AuctionFirstBid"
value="5"></div>
<a href="#" onclick="bubu()">Hit Me</a>
<P> </P>
<script language="JavaScript">
function bubu()
{
alert(document.getElementById("MyTextField").getAttribute("value"));
}
</script>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Whenever the user hits the 'Hit Me' link an alert will show the number 5 no
matter what the user types in the textfield.
In IE hitting the 'Hit Me' link returns the current value in the textfield
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Reporter | |
Comment 1•23 years ago
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Comment 2•23 years ago
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Actually this is not a bug, it's by design. To get the *actual* value of a
textfield, you have to get its "value" property, not attribute.
The "value" attribute of a textfield is the same as its .defaultValue property.
If you change
alert(document.getElementById("MyTextField").getAttribute("value"));
to
alert(document.getElementById("MyTextField").value);
it will work fine.
Marking INVALID.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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Comment 3•23 years ago
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Verified invalid, is returning defaultvalue as expected.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Component: DOM: Core → DOM: Core & HTML
QA Contact: stummala → general
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