Combo attributes (id, class, name)

Suite and Optimus Suite 5
#1

We are using the combo to replace an existing html text input. We use the input id, class and name attributes in existing javascript functions that use getElementById, getElementByClass and getElementsByName. I have been able to set the id and class by referencing combo.DOMelem_input, but I am having trouble setting the name attribute.



I call:



combo.DOMelem_input.name = ‘MyName’;



The name field chages on the DOMelem_input but the html input element name attribute does not appear.



Given that this is sort of a hack into the dhtmlxcomblo, I am wanting to know whether it is acceptable to set these attributes and if so, why doesn’t the name attribute value change?



#2

Setting custom attributes in mentioned way will not break any existing functionality, such attributes as “id”,“name”,“class” - never reset after initial creating.
Please beware that combo code created a hidden field with name set as second parameter of combo , so if you will try to use the same name for visible input - it may not work as expected.