On 16 May 2008 16:12, Boyd, Todd M. advised:
>> -----Original Message-----
>
> 8< snip!
>
>> That's incorrect. A form will function perfectly well with only
name=
>> attributes, and no ids, and it's quite possible for JavaScript to
>> address the form elements using only the names (in fact, it's easier
>> than via the ids as there's a short syntax for it!).
>>
>> CSS and the DOM, however, use the ids as primary identifier, so use
of
>> either of those may demand the presence of ids.
>
> 8< snip!
>
> True, you can access an input named "myInput" in a form named "myForm"
by
> simply writing:
>
> document.myForm.myInput.value = "Hello!";
>
> BUT... for CSS, it's also quite easy to reference something by name:
>
> [name="myElement"]
> {
> color: blue;
> font-size: 10pt;
> }
Well, true -- hence the qualifiers in "*primary* identifier" and "*may*
demand"!
Cheers!
Mike
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