Hi there I'm trying to do validation for a form I am working on, and I have written a function and used
document.getElementById(span_trav_emer_med_insur).style.backgroundColor ='#FFFFFF';
I have tested my function to display an alert message box, for debugging purposes when 'trav_emer_med_insur' is checked the message box is displayed. I have checked here and on countless other sites and they all say getElementById.style.backgroundColor = 'color'; is the method to achieve what I am looking for. I don't understand at this point why it is not working, everything appears correct.
Here is the starting, pertinent part of my function:
function validatePlanTypes(form) {
var error = ;
if (form.trav_emer_med_insur.checked) {
document.getElementById(span_trav_emer_med_insur).style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF';
if (!form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt1.checked || !form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt2.checked || !form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt3.checked || !form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt4.checked) {
form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt1.style.backgroundColor = 'Yellow';
form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt2.style.backgroundColor = 'Yellow';
form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt3.style.backgroundColor = 'Yellow';
form.trav_emer_med_insur_opt4.style.backgroundColor = 'Yellow';
error = You must pick a plan-type for Travel Emergency Medical insurance, areas with a problem have been highlighted yellow for you.;
}
I am not testing the full function yet, I am only trying to test the very first if statement at this time, as I said the if statement works and alert(bleh); will display an alert if I check that box
Here is the HTML of the form where I am trying to change the background color of a span element surrounding the checkbox.
<p><span name=span_trav_emer_med_insur id=span_trav_emer_med_insur value=span_trav_emer_med_insur style=><input type=checkbox name=trav_emer_med_insur id=trav_emer_med_insur_if value=trav_emer_med_insur_if class=form_elements onClick=if(this.checked){document.getElementById('trav_emer_med_options').style.display='block';}else{document.getElementById('trav_emer_med_options').style.display='none';}/></span> <!-- Travel Emergency Medical If Box -->
<label class=form_elements name=label_for_trav_emer_med_insur_if id=label_for_trav_emer_med_insur_if> Travel Emergency Medical Insurance <em>(expands when checked)</em>.</label></p>
<p>
<div id=trav_emer_med_options name=trav_emer_med_options class=questions_hidden>
I have also tried
form.span_trav_emer_med_insur.style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF';
Also to no avail, I'm really stumped here, the code looks identical to what I see all over the net. Someone please tell me what I am missing.
Thanks,
-Sean
Edit - Just to verify:
if (form.trav_emer_med_insur.checked) {
alert(bleh);
instead of
if (form.trav_emer_med_insur.checked) {
document.getElementById(span_trav_emer_med_insur).style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF';
Does work, so the if statement or function is not a problem.
Complete file here - with getelementbyID not working - http://hotfile.com/dl/135598683/93484d4/general2.html
Complete file here with alert('bleh') WORKING -
http://hotfile.com/dl/135598746/dc9e14b/general23.html
Working PHP code showing exactly what I'm trying to do (minus the page reload part):
// Check if Emergency Medical is selected.
if (isset($_POST['trav_emer_med_insur'])) {
// If Emergency Medical is selected, then check to see if an option has been selected
if (isset($_POST['trav_emer_med_insur_opt1']) or isset($_POST['trav_emer_med_insur_opt2']) or isset($_POST['trav_emer_med_insur_opt3']) or isset($_POST['trav_emer_med_insur_opt4'])) {
$SQLString = $SQLString . emer_med, emer_med_opt1, emer_med_opt2, emer_med_opt3, emer_med_opt4;
}
// If no option is selected display error message
else {
++$ErrCount;
$Errors[$ErrCount] = You selected interest in Travel Emergency Medical Insurance but did not select a plan-type for it;
}
}
// Check if All-Inclusive Insurance is selected.
elseif (isset($_POST['allinc_insur'])) {
//If All-Inclusive Insurance is selected, then check to see if an option has been selected
if (isset($_POST['allinc_insur_opt1']) or isset($_POST['allinc_insur_opt2'])) {
}
//If no option is selected display error message
else {
++$ErrCount;
$Errors[$ErrCount] = You have selected interest in All-Inclusive Insurance but did not select a plan-type for it;
}
}
// Check if Cancellation Insurance is selected.
elseif (isset($_POST['cancel_insur'])) {
}
// Check if Visitor Insurance is selected.
elseif (isset($_POST['visitor_insur'])) {
//If Visitor Insurance is selected, then check to see if country is selected.
if (isset($_POST['country_select'])) {
}
// If no country selected display error message
else {
++$ErrCount;
$Errors[$ErrCount] = You have selected interest in Visitor Insurance but have not selected a country;
}
}
//If no insurane types selected display error.
else {
++$ErrCount;
$Errors[$ErrCount] = You haven not selected interest in any insurance plan types;
}
while ($Count != $Target) {
if (checked($QuestionNames[0]) != 1);
++$Count;
}
