Since the getElementById() function is new, I wanted another more reliable method to get a reference to an element based on its id.
Since I need to cut down on size, 10-20K for a framework is unacceptable. I just need the JS to fetch an element.
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getElementById isn't new. It's been around as long as getElementbyTagName, which was already asked about by you.
Jeff Yates
2009-05-04 14:53:20
Haha, I just read that one too. @Jeremy - do some research first dude.
KyleFarris
2009-05-04 14:54:25
Yeah, and how? Which site's gonna tell me which function appears in which standard?
Jenko
2009-05-04 14:56:52
w3schools tells you (see link for getElementById in my answer).
Jeff Yates
2009-05-04 14:57:46
@Kyle: Oh snap!
Jeff Yates
2009-05-04 15:00:57
Look at the mojo on this question though Kyle, you got a measly 7 upvotes on your answer, Jeff got the whole enlightened badge for this.
altCognito
2009-05-04 18:14:07
Yeah, that's rather disproportionate.
Jeff Yates
2009-05-04 18:32:41
@Jeremy Rudd: 'Yeah, and how? Which site's gonna tell me which function appears in which standard?' ... https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Gecko_DOM_Reference leads to https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/document.getElementById which contains a 'Specification' section.
Grant Wagner
2009-05-04 22:01:32
A:
There's a reliable method that works in all widely supported browsers that isn't new called getElementById()...
Garry Shutler
2009-05-04 14:54:58
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A:
My answer is the same as your previous question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/820369/alternative-to-getelementsbytagname/820399#820399 .
You can use the Sizzle CSS selector engine. Sizzle is the CSS selector engine that powers jQuery.
KyleFarris
2009-05-04 14:56:08