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checkbox name contains dash – how to handle with JS?

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Feb 27.2009

Some checkboxes contain a dash character (“-“) in their names:

[CODE]<input type=’checkbox’ name=’subidtest-script’ />”test-script”[/CODE]

So when I try to check/uncheck it via JavaScript…

[CODE]formObj.subidtest-script.checked = foobar;[/CODE]

…it fails, because a JavaScript variable cannot contain a dash in its name.

How to solve this problem? The names of the checkboxes are generated automatically and it will be very difficult to change them.

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@rpgfan3233Feb 27.2009 — You can use an alternate form:
formObj['subidtest-script'].checked = foobar;
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@florinandreiauthorFeb 27.2009 — You can use an alternate form:
formObj['subidtest-script'].checked = foobar;[/QUOTE]

That seems to fix it. Thanks!
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