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Problem assigning value returned by getAttribute to a variable.

pankaj.nithpankaj.nith Members
edited November -1 in Sahi - Open Source
Hi,

I am trying to extract the value of innertext of an element using getAttribute method. It works as long as I evaluate the expression using the "Evaluate Expression" in Sahi Controller. But if I try to use the same through a script it throws an error saying "'_sahi._byId(...) is null or not an object".
Can you please suggest any workaround for this.
Sample code is below:

var $x = _byId("id").getAttribute("innerText");
_alert($x);

same works fine if used as:

_alert(_byId("id").getAttribute("innerText"));


Looking forward for suggestions.

Regards,
Pankaj.

Comments

  • pankaj.nithpankaj.nith Members
    Hi,

    I also tried to assign the value returned by _getText to a variable but the same problem persists. Any help would be welcome. :)
  • narayannarayan Administrators
    You are NOT supposed to assign and use page dependent variables like that. Please do read on the web site about page dependent variables. (http://sahi.co.in/w/sahi-script-and-javascript)
  • pankaj.nithpankaj.nith Members
    Hi Sir,

    Got it done sir. Thanks for your valuable guidance.

    Regards,
    Pankaj.
  • pankaj.nithpankaj.nith Members
    Hi Narayan Sir,

    Most of the problems I face are due to page dependent variables. I have gone through the text that you have suggested. However I dont seem to have got hold of the subject. Please explain it in a simpler way considering i am totally new to sahi and jscript.

    Thanks and Regards,
    Pankaj Kumar.
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