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Müsli
Müsli

Reputation: 1774

js get element by id

HI all! I have a doubt. I need to get an element via its id. I know i can use document.getElementById() or jquery selector, but i don´t want to use jquery or any other library. The idea is to build a component using just js and no libraries.

I got this situation, code generated by code:

<div id="objprop">

    <div id="prop-header"><span>Mi Ventana</span></div>
    <div id="prop_width" style="clear: both;">
        <label style="margin-left: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px; float: left;">Width</label>
        <input type="text" style="float: right; margin-right: 7px; width: 70px;" id="width">
    </div>
    <div id="prop_height" style="clear: both;">
        <label style="margin-left: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px; float: left;">Height</label>
        <input type="text" style="float: right; margin-right: 7px; width: 70px;" id="height">
    </div>
    <div id="prop_left" style="clear: both;">
        <label style="margin-left: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px; float: left;">Left</label>
        <input type="text" style="float: right; margin-right: 7px; width: 70px;" id="left">
    </div>
    <div id="prop_top" style="clear: both;">
        <label style="margin-left: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px; float: left;">Top</label>
        <input type="text" style="float: right; margin-right: 7px; width: 70px;" id="top">
    </div>
</div>

so, let supose i want to set the value of input width id with. I´m not sure about using document.getElementById because may be other elements with same id in the html.

well that is my doubt

Upvotes: 0

Views: 968

Answers (5)

M&#252;sli
M&#252;sli

Reputation: 1774

thanks.

To solve my problem. i did the follow:

I create elements dynamic so i added a post fix like this: this.postfix = new Date().getTime();

so, when i have to add and input with id 'width' i add the postfix like it is named 'width_'+postfix. so i can use in a secure way document.getElementById;

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Vincent Ramdhanie
Vincent Ramdhanie

Reputation: 103135

According to the specifications the id attribute of an element must be unique in a document. So as long as the document conforms to the specs you should have no problem using getElementById().

Upvotes: 2

Marcin
Marcin

Reputation: 1615

I´m not sure about using document.getElementById because may be other elements with same id in the html.

Id MUST be unique.

http://validator.w3.org/

Upvotes: 0

bradley.ayers
bradley.ayers

Reputation: 38372

The HTML specification states that an id must only be used once. It must be unique through-out a document. If you're dealing with valid documents, you should feel comfortable using document.getElementById()

Upvotes: 3

Pointy
Pointy

Reputation: 413682

The values of "id" attributes must be unique throughout the page. You're right that it would be a problem for "getElementById()" to have to deal with the same "id" value being used on multiple elements; that's why you absolutely should not do that. That's why it's called an "id" — it is the identifier for the element.

Upvotes: 1

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