IE JavaScript Bug

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>
> All,
>     I  have come across an IE JavaScript bug which has been present since IE 6. It  occurs when using the getElementById() function (it is explained in detail here  http://www.csb7.com/test/ie_getelementbyid_bug/index.php).  I encountered the problem when using  ORBEON.xforms.Document.getValue()
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> I found a solution  (shown below) and integrated it under the ORBEON.xforms.Controls  ns.
>
> Alex/Erik
> I would suggest  changing all the references for document.getElementById to use this function to  avoid any possible problems. I changed getValue and setValue in my xforms.js and  it solved my problem
>
> Thanks
>
> Ryan
>
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> getControl: function(controlId){
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> var el = document.getElementById(controlId);
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> // workaround bug in IE and Opera 8.2 where getElementById returns wrong  element
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> if (el && (el.id != controlId) && document.all) {
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> el = null;
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>
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> // get all matching elements with this id
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> els = document.all[controlId];
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> if (els) {
>
> // if more than 1, choose first with the correct id
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> if (els.length) {
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> for (var i=0; i < els.length; i++) {
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> if (els[i].id == controlId) {
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> el = els[i];
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> break;
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> }
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> }
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> // return 1 and only element
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> } else { el = els;}
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> }
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> }
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> return el;
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> },
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> Ryan  Puddephatt
> Software  Engineer
>
>
> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
>Of Alessandro Vernet
>Sent: 15 December 2006 23:12
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: [ops-users] IE JavaScript Bug
>
>Ryan,
>
>I didn't know about that one! Your code is now integrated with
>some changes to make it more consistent with the rest of
>xforms.js. It is under ORBEON.util.Dom.getElementById(). All
>the calls to
>document.getElementById() have been changed in calls to
>ORBEON.util.Dom.getElementById().
>
>Alex
>
>On 12/13/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> All,
>>     I  have come across an IE JavaScript bug which has been present
>> since IE 6. It  occurs when using the getElementById()
>function (it is
>> explained in detail here  
>> http://www.csb7.com/test/ie_getelementbyid_bug/index.php).  I
>> encountered the problem when using  ORBEON.xforms.Document.getValue()
>>
>> I found a solution  (shown below) and integrated it under
>the ORBEON.xforms.Controls  ns.
>>
>> Alex/Erik
>> I would suggest  changing all the references for
>> document.getElementById to use this function to  avoid any possible
>> problems. I changed getValue and setValue in my xforms.js and  it
>> solved my problem
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>> getControl: function(controlId){
>>
>> var el = document.getElementById(controlId);
>>
>> // workaround bug in IE and Opera 8.2 where getElementById returns
>> wrong  element
>>
>> if (el && (el.id != controlId) && document.all) {
>>
>> el = null;
>>
>>
>>
>> // get all matching elements with this id
>>
>> els = document.all[controlId];
>>
>> if (els) {
>>
>> // if more than 1, choose first with the correct id
>>
>> if (els.length) {
>>
>> for (var i=0; i < els.length; i++) {
>>
>> if (els[i].id == controlId) {
>>
>> el = els[i];
>>
>> break;
>>
>> }
>>
>> }
>>
>> // return 1 and only element
>>
>> } else { el = els;}
>>
>> }
>>
>> }
>>
>> return el;
>>
>> },
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ryan  Puddephatt
>> Software  Engineer
>>
>>
>> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
>> 1 Michaelson  Square
>> Livingston
>> West  Lothian
>> Scotland
>> EH54  7DP
>>
>> e> [hidden email]
>> t>  +44(0)1506 407 110
>> f> +44(0)1506 407  108
>> w> www.teleflex.com
>>
>>
>>
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