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brothercake · 06-19-2003, 02:30 PM

getElementsByName indexes objects by their NAME attribute, not their ID - an ID must be unique, but a NAME can be used for multiple elements, hence getElementsByName forms a collection where getElementById is a single object.

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brothercake Senior Coder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: near Oswestry Posts: 4,508 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	getElementsByName indexes objects by their NAME attribute, not their ID - an ID must be unique, but a NAME can be used for multiple elements, hence getElementsByName forms a collection where getElementById is a single object. __________________ "Why bother with accessibility? ... Because deep down you know that the web is attractive to people who aren't exactly like you." - Joe Clark