99490 - Netscape 6.1 has problems with arrays in Javascript

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)

Description

[Ted Ast]

Netscape 6.1 does not handle arrays properly. IE 5.5 and Netscape 4.73 handle 
the following code with no problems. Netscape 6.1 consistently fails.

	/* Set the entry for DLM name, type and value pairs for the server */
	for (var i = 0; i<dlm.length ; i++)
	{	
	   if (setdlmvalue[i] == true)
           {                   
              DOC.DLMName[i].name = "Name";
	      DOC.DLMType[i].name = "Type";
	      DOC.DLMValue[i].name = "Value";
           }
	}

where DLMName is a defined hidden value as follows:

<p>
<input type="hidden" name="DLMName" value= "HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_PORT9100">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMType" value="TypeNumber">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMValue" value="<!-- loa fn=HTTP_XCM_Get_fn 
arg="HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_PORT9100"-->"> 
<input type="hidden" name="DLMName" value= "HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_LPD">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMType" value="TypeNumber">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMValue" value="<!-- loa fn=HTTP_XCM_Get_fn 
arg="HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_LPD"-->"> 
<input type="hidden" name="DLMName" value= "HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_MSNETWORK">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMType" value="TypeNumber">
<input type="hidden" name="DLMValue" value="<!-- loa fn=HTTP_XCM_Get_fn 
arg="HTTP_XCM_CO_DLM_MSNETWORK"-->">
<input type="hidden" name="OIDName" value="HTTP_XCM_CO_INTERFACE_TCPIP">
<input type="hidden" name="OIDType" value="TypeNumber">
<input type="hidden" name="OIDValue" value=""> 

The following is the error out of the javascript console:

Error: DOC.DLMName[i] has no properties
Source File: http://13.231.134.5/devadmin/s_tcpip.dhtml
Line: 1305

This is the same type of error we receive from other parts of our site when 
using arrays in a similar fashion.

Error: theForm.InvocationName[FILING_ACCESS_TYPE] has no properties
Source File: http://13.231.134.5/print/scan_to_file/dist_to_itnet_folder.dhtml?
ParserFilename=/tmp/template/pool/web/ted.xst&InvocationName=1&ActionRequested=c
reate
Line: 348

Comment 1

[alex.dent]

what are you trying? get some real example of your code here, because i cannot
see the bug. i have attached a small testcase that works in build 2001081504.

btw, the comments in the tags are something that my build really doesnt like,
but even with them it works.

Comment 2

[alex.dent]

Attachment: testcase that doesnt show the bug

Comment 3

[Fabian Guisset]

Could you please tell us how you populate the arrays? A full example would be
very useful. Thanks in advance!

Comment 4

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

What is DOC in that code?  I just tried writing up a testcase and it works in a
linux build from 2001-09-12

Comment 5

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Attachment: Testcase using multiple elements with same name

Comment 6

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Oh, and what's |setdlmvalue| ?  I bet that's testing true when it should not...

Reporter, please work with us on this one... I've spent the last few hours trying 
to get this to break and have yet to succeed.  Please comment within the next 
week or so; otherwise we may have to resolve this worksforme...

Comment 7

[Ted Ast]

Please cancel this problem report, it is not a mozilla problem. It is inherint 
to Netscape 6.1. I have reported the problem to Netscape.

Comment 8

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Ted, thanks for the response.  Resolving this as worksforme per comments.