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How to add form elements after insertRow?

Asked by: IT79637

I am experimenting with adding and removing rows from the end of a table dynamically. It is actually more than experimenting it is a project to add to my resume and need to get it done so I can hit the pavement!!!

Here is how I am writing the javascript to dynamically add or remove table rows.

1. Get the number of rows and do an insertRow:

  var tbl = document.getElementById('tblSample');
  var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  //if theres no header row in the table, then iteration = lastRow + 1 *l
  var iteration = lastRow;
  var row = tbl.insertRow(lastRow);

Can I assign a css class to the row? If so, how?
For example:
.blck11 {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-style: normal;
      font-weight: normal;
      color: #000000;
      text-decoration: none;
}

2. Do an insertCell(0,1,2,3,4,etc...) for number of cells in table. I am inserting three
types of html into the cells:

A. CSS - set background color to the cell.

B. Input Box - This is a standard input box, nothing fancy.
The attributes I need to assign are:  type="text" id="dept1", name="dept1 and size="5".  Note, on name and dept, the numeric is appended to "dept" and is the row number.

C. Text- insert the row number. For example: <td width="40" size="2" align="center">5</td>".  Need to assign width and align attributes.  I'm not so sure "size" is relevant.


I know I must get the html tag attributes assigned correctly.  For example, the width goes with the <td> and not with the <input> tag.  The name, type size, value and id go with the <input> tag.  

Below is my attempt to create these 3 types of cells.  I get errors on the input box because of "width".  Also, javascript chokes and dies on my CSS code. I have no idea how to assign css only to a cell.

How do I get the attributes assigned to the correct html element (input box width and css in a cell) using javascript and DOM?


Thanks much!!!

Input Box - <td width="40"><input name="dept1" type="text" size="5"  value=""/></td>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  var cell2 = row.insertCell(2);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = 'text';
  el.name = 'bu' + iteration;
  el.id = 'bu' + iteration;
  el.size = 5;
  el.width = 40;   <<<--- This, I believe, is wrong? Width should go with <td></td>
  el.appendChild(el);
 
 
CSS - <td width="2" bgcolor="#7D7D7D" top-margin="2"></td>
----------------------------------------------------------
  var cell0 = row.insertCell(0);
  var el = document.createElement('class');  <<<--very lame, class is not correct, but don't know what to use for css?
  var el.style = document.attribute("style", "width: 2px; " + "bgcolor: #7D7D7D; " + "top-margin: 2px;");
  cell0.appendChild(el);
 
 
TEXT - <td width="40" size="2" align="center">1</td>
-------------------------------------------------------
  var cell1 = row.insertCell(1);
  var textNode = document.attribute("style", "align: center; " + iteration);
  cell1.appendChild(textNode);
 
where itteration is the row number.

                                  
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2008-09-23 at 10:23:16ID23755785
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Answers

 

by: hieloPosted on 2008-09-23 at 21:32:30ID: 22556760

>>Can I assign a css class to the row? If so, how?
Yes.
...
var row = tbl.insertRow(lastRow);
row.className="blck11";
...

>>el.width = 40;   <<<--- This, I believe, is wrong?
The width on the html you posted is on the td not on the input. Your cell/td is cell2. Your input is el.
So instead of:
el.width = 40;

you need:
cell2.width = 40;

on that same "code segment", instead of:
el.appendChild(el);

you need:
cell2.appendChild(el);


>>var cell0 = row.insertCell(0);
>>  var el = document.createElement('class');  
>>....

No. You need:
var cell0 = row.insertCell(0);
cell0.style.width="2px";
cell0.style.backgroundColor="#7d7d7d";//NOTE: in css you would express this property as background-color. In javascript you remove the hyphen and capitalize the following letter (to the right of the hyphen)
cell0.style.topMargin="2px";


>>var cell1 = row.insertCell(1);
>>  var textNode = document.attribute("style", "align: center; " + iteration);
>>  cell1.appendChild(textNode);
>>where itteration is the row number.
var cell1 = row.insertCell(0);
cell1.appendChild( document.createTextNode(iteration) );
cell1.style.align="center";

 

by: cstsangPosted on 2008-09-26 at 02:36:55ID: 22577835

try this one:

<html>
<style>
	.blck11 {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-style: normal;
      font-weight: normal;
      color: #000000;
      text-decoration: none;
}
</style>
<body>
	<table id="tblSample">
	</table>
<script language=javascript>
 var tbl = document.getElementById('tblSample');
 var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  //if theres no header row in the table, then iteration = lastRow + 1 *l
  var iteration = lastRow;
  var row = tbl.insertRow(lastRow);
  tbl.setAttribute("border","1");
  row.className="blck11";
  var cell=document.createElement("td");
  cell.style.backgroundColor="blue";	
  cell.innerHTML="&nbsp;"
  row.appendChild(cell);
  cell=document.createElement("td");
  row.appendChild(cell);
  lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  cell.innerHTML="<input type=\"text\" id=\"dept"+lastRow+"\" name=\"dept"+lastRow+"\" size=\"5\">";
  cell=document.createElement("td");
  cell.setAttribute("width","40");
  cell.setAttribute("size","2"); 
  cell.setAttribute("align","center")
  cell.innerHTML="5";
  row.appendChild(cell);
</script>
</body>	

                                              
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by: IT79637Posted on 2008-10-26 at 07:40:04ID: 22807344

The code below is what I got working  to add or remove a row to the end of a table using javascript.

This was really challenging because there is not much documentation on the net, that i could find, on how to add all form elements. I was able to add:
1. Text to a new cell.
2. Input text box.

I added add and remove buttons in row 1, which is never deleted to add or delete rows.

Thanks  for everyone's input.




<script type="text/javascript">
function addRowToTable()
{
  var tbl = document.getElementById('main');
  var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  var i = lastRow;
  var row = tbl.insertRow(lastRow);
  row.className="blck11";
 
  // cell 0  css
  var cell0  = row.insertCell(0);
  cell0.style.width = "2px";
  cell0.style.backgroundColor = "#7C7C7C";
  cell0.style.topMargin = "2px";
 
  // cell 1 line no
  var cell1 = row.insertCell(1);
  cell1.style.textAlign = "center";
  cell1.style.bgcolor = "7C7C7C";
  cell1.width = 40;
  cell1.appendChild( document.createTextNode(i -1) );
 
  // cell 2 bu
  var cell2 = row.insertCell(2);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'bu' + (i-1);
  el.size = 5;
  el.value = "";
  cell2.width= "40";
  cell2.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 3 dept
  var cell3 = row.insertCell(3);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'dept' + (i-1);
  el.size = 5;
  el.value =  "<= $dept" +(i-1)+ " ?>";
  cell3.width= "40";
  cell3.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 4 account
  var cell4 = row.insertCell(4);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'acct' + (i-1);
  el.size = 9;
  el.value =  "<= $acct" +(i-1)+ " ?>";
  cell4.width= "90";
  cell4.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 5 project
  var cell5 = row.insertCell(5);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'proj' + (i-1);
  el.size = 5;
  el.value =  "<= $proj" +(i-1)+ " ?>";
  cell5.width= "60";
  cell5.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 6 task
  var cell6 = row.insertCell(6);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'task' + (i-1);
  el.size = 5;
  el.value =  "<= $task" +(i-1)+ " ?>";
  cell6.width= "40";
  cell6.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 7 amount
  var cell7 = row.insertCell(7);
  var el = document.createElement('input');
  el.type = "text";
  el.id = 'amt' + (i-1);
  el.size = 14;
  el.value =  "<= $amt" +(i-1)+ " ?>";
  cell7.width= "90";
  cell7.appendChild(el);
 
  // cell 8 empty
  var cell8 = row.insertCell(8);
  cell8.width = 261;
 
  // cell 9 css
  var cell9 = row.insertCell(9);
  cell9.style.width = "2px";
  cell9.style.backgroundColor = "#7C7C7C";
  cell9.style.topMargin = "2px"
}
 
function removeRowFromTable()
{
  var tbl = document.getElementById('main');
  var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  if (lastRow > 3) {
    tbl.deleteRow(lastRow - 1);
  }
}
</script>

                                              
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by: IT79637Posted on 2008-10-26 at 07:45:38ID: 31499357

Thanks very much for your replies.  As I noted above, not much on the net for for adding <form> elements.

Sorry I mangled some text above.  It should read:

I added add and remove buttons to row 1, which is never deleted to add or delete from.

Thanks again!!!

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