Modifying Text in a DIV

[Justin Fox]

ok i have a text field that the user inputs a value into.
then i take that value and set another textfield value equal to the
one that user input into.

but in a textfield, you cant modify the font-face,font-size or color or alignment.

But in a DIV you can.

how do i go about getting and putting text into a div?

I've tried getting its "value" and i tried .write() to the variable of the div, and that doesnt work either.

i want this function to work in atleast firefox and ie.

please help,

Thanks,

Justin Fox

[Bear Bibeault]

Trying random things that might or might not work isn't a very effective strategy. get yourself a good JavaScript and DOM reference.

In it you would discover the innerHTML property.

[Justin Fox]

document.all.div2.innerHTML = "More random text.";

that isnt supported by all browsers...

im doing more than just trying random things.

Justin Fox

[Bear Bibeault]

"I tried value and I tried write()" seems pretty random to me. I'm not saying this to be mean or anything, but to help you develop a better methodology to getting things doen.

What reference are you using?

document.all is an IE-only mechanism that should never be used. Use the standard document.getElementById() method.

[Justin Fox]

k, i fixed that problem, now i have another one.

when i do my style sheet, the background color and border for the div show up in i.e. But i need it to show up in mozilla too, but it doesn't.

instead of using:

background-color:#E8E8E8;

should i use:

background:#E8E8E8;

likewise, instead of using the:

border-style:black 2 px;

should i use border:2px

maybe mozilla doesnt recognize the first ones, but will
recognize the second.

Thanks,

Justin Fox

[Bear Bibeault]

Now it's time for you to find a CSS reference. Once again you are trying random patterns until you find one that works, rather than looking up what the valid syntax should be. In order to be an effective page author, you need the ability to look up syntax rather than just try different things until it works. This is an essential skill that must be developed.
[ October 23, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]