this.value

[FeRo]

Hey! I tried this code:

<div value="1" ondblclick="createWindow(this.value)" class="button"></div>

It's not important what the function createWindow() does, but the "this.value" is just not getting the value "1". It keeps saying that "value" is undefined and I don't know why! It may have to do with some other part of the code, so I was just wondering if this should work... Thank You!

[jeffman]

'value' is not a normal property of a div. In such a situation, this should work: this.getAttribute('value') Unfortunately, it will not validate. If that matters, there is a way to create custom attributes:

<div data-value="1" ondblclick="createWindow(getAttribute('data-value'))" class="button"></div>

Any attribute prefixed with data- should be honored and will validate as good HTML. Disclaimer: I don't know if all browsers implement this yet. It's a technique I don't use myself.