Get HTML area tag name from Javascript?

Question

I would like to display area tag name after a person clicks on it. Unfortunately when I use code below for map area I get undefined name of obiekt name. It's weird because for textbox 'kot' it works well.

<script>

function metoda(obiekt)
{
    alert(obiekt.name); //Here I get undefined!
}

</script>

<input type='text' value='kot' name='das' onclick='metoda(this);'></input>
<map name='mapkama'>
   <area 
      name='AE' 
      shape='POLY' 
      coords='285,87,287,90,288,87,285,87' 
      href='#'  
      title='' 
      onclick='metoda(this); return false;'>
</map>

<img usemap="#mapkama" src='http://myimage.com/image'&gt;

How to display area name from metoda function?

Answer 1

Hi,

The below code returns me the value of the name properly.

<script> 

function metoda(obiekt) 
{ 
    alert(obiekt.name); 
} 

</script> 

<input type='text' value='kot' name='das' onclick='metoda(this);'></input> 

<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap" />

<map name="planetmap">
  <area name='AE1' shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="#" alt="Sun" onclick='metoda(this); return false;'/>
</map> 

Only difference is that, I am using a rect shape whereas you are using poly. Can you check if using rect or circle help you.

Answer 2

using jquery you can achieve this by

<script type="text/javascript"> 

function metoda(obiekt) 
{ 
    alert(obiekt.getAttribute("name")); 
} 

</script> 

<input type='text' value='kot' name='das' onclick='metoda(this);'></input> 

<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap" />

<map name="planetmap">
  <area name='AE1' shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="#" alt="Sun" onclick='metoda(this); return false;'/>
</map>