strings?

If "key" holds the field name how do I insert key into "document.theForm.key.value"? Is what I did below correct?

document.theForm.+key+.value = value;

Use document.getElementById(key).value instead.

Example:-

<input type = "text" name = "txt1" id = "txt1" onblur = "chk()">

<script type = "text/javascript">
function chk() {
var key = "txt1"
var x = document.getElementById(key).value;
}
</script>


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So I can't reference by name?
Tracy

Thanks works great Philip!
Tracy

So I can't reference by name?
Tracy

there is a document.getElementsByName()

note that it returns a collection, not just a single tag like getById,
so document.getElementsByName("txt1")[0] is probably how you would want to use it.