getElementsByName is leading to unresponsive nature

[tamanna35]

Hello I am using something like thisvar location = document.getElementsByName("Location"); var cnt = 0; while( cnt < location.length ) { if (location[cnt].checked == false) { document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].value=""; cnt++ } }but this is leading to unresponsive behaviouslocation is the name for checkboxes in page like <input type="Checkbox" name="Location" value="New Jersey"> <input type="Checkbox" name="Location" value="Mexico"> <input type="Checkbox" name="Location" value="Texas"> <input type="Checkbox" name="Location" value="Singapore">etcthe page is returning XML<Location > NewJersey, Mexico, Singapore </Location>only if New Jersey and Mexico checkboxes are checkedI want the XML As <Location > NewJersey, Mexico, , Singapore</Location>that is... if the checkbox is not checked, it should return an empty string .and that is why I am using getelementsbynameI also triedvar location = document.getElementsByName("Location"); var cnt = 0; while( cnt < location.length ) { if (location[cnt].checked == false) { location[cnt].value=""; cnt++ } }but that also gives the same message,"A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly................."How this can be acheived?thank you very much

[thescientist]

so you're trying to build an XML document based on the inputs checked?Did you alert location and maybe make a quick loop to see that you are indeed getting the correct inputs and their values? Something like this:

for(i = 0, length = location.length; i < length; i++){  alert("Location " + (i + 1) + ": " + location[i].value);};

[tamanna35]

so you're trying to build an XML document based on the inputs checked?Did you alert location and maybe make a quick loop to see that you are indeed getting the correct inputs and their values? Something like this:

for(i = 0, length = location.length; i < length; i++){  alert("Location " + (i + 1) + ": " + location[i].value);};

yes, I had put a break point and the array is able to get the whole list of 10 location that I have put as a checkbox option, I can click on them and see all their properties.I can see the "checked" property as false for the one that were not checked, and that's why I thought "if (location[cnt].checked == false)"will work.

[dsonesuk]

the while loop will never end, because cnt++ is within the if conditiontrywhile( cnt < location.length ) { if (location[cnt].checked == false) { document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].value=""; //cnt++; }cnt++ }

[tamanna35]

the while loop will never end, because cnt++ is within the if conditiontrywhile( cnt < location.length ) { if (location[cnt].checked == false) { document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].value=""; //cnt++; }cnt++ }

exactly, I removed the cnt outside and its back to working, BUT not the way I expected, its still giving me the list of the checked locations, whereas I am expecting an empty string for the location that has not been checked.that is something like<Location > NewJersey, Mexico, , Singapore , , , Hawaii</Location>(those empty commas show that those locations were not checkedBut I am actually still getting this.<Location > NewJersey, Mexico, Singapore ,Hawaii</Location>why thisif (location[cnt].checked == false) { document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].value=""; }fails to bring the desired effect,I thought this will make the value of those which has not been checked = "".but no.Can someone help me with this part too. Thank you very much

[ShadowMage]

I'm not familiar with XML or how to generate it, but is this being submitted to a server side script? If so, a checkbox that's not checked is not submitted. So if you have the following checkbox:<input type='checkbox' name='chkOne' value='test' />and it's not checked when you submit, then $_POST['chkOne']** and $_GET['chkOne']** will not exist.Edit:**Or whichever variables in ASP or other languages hold the POST and GET values.

[tamanna35]

I'm not familiar with XML or how to generate it, but is this being submitted to a server side script? If so, a checkbox that's not checked is not submitted. So if you have the following checkbox:<input type='checkbox' name='chkOne' value='test' />and it's not checked when you submit, then $_POST['chkOne']** and $_GET['chkOne']** will not exist.Edit:**Or whichever variables in ASP or other languages hold the POST and GET values.

you are right so I did this and I get it to workif (location[cnt].checked == false) { document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].checked=true; document.getElementsByName("Location")[cnt].value=" "; }Thank you so very much everyone