Posted by Jared Williams on 04/12/05 02:23

> On Sun, April 10, 2005 4:32 pm, Marek Kilimajer said:
> > Assuming your form is named "Selection", you will have a javascript
> > array document.forms['Selection'].elements['distID[]']
> available. You
> > can try:
> >
> > alert(document.forms['Selection'].elements['distID[]'][0].value);
>
> I can GUARANTEE this will *NOT* work.
>
> You *CANNOT* use [] as part of a 'name' in JavaScript.
>
> No way, no how.
>
> No matter how you quote it, embed it in a string, or try to
> sneak up on it.
>
> It ain't gonna work.
>
> 'Cuz I tried every godamn reasonable (and quite a few
> UN-resaonable) ways to do that. *
>

Hmm, document.forms['Selection'].elements['distID[]'][0].value is perfectly valid, and should work in any decent browser.

There is also document.getElementsByName()

Jared

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