help to change DIV content - want to put a javascript into the DIV [Archive]

rpesq

06-15-2005, 06:29 PM

Hi,

I Need help changing the content of a DIV. I sincerely researched the
issue and have not found a solution except to scrap the idea and stick
with the iframe code that I had been using. My purpose here is to
avoid iframes.

I know how to change the DIV content to other basic html statements,
such as basic IMG's or Lists, but I want to put a Javascript into the
DIV, and have not found a way to do it.

The Javascript that I want to place into the DIV is a typical
tickerbox, and it is found at:
http://www.24fun.com/downloadcenter/textbgfader/textbgfader.html

I saved the code for the tickerbox to a "tickerbox.js" file.

The relevant code:

(in Head...)

<style>
.box2 {width: 408px; height: 88px;}
</style>

<script>
function jumptodiv() {
document.getElementById("area2").innerHTML = ????
}

</script>

(Body...)

<DIV id="area2" style="box2">

<img src="someintroductionphoto.jpg">



</div>

<form>
<input type="button" value="About" onClick="jumptodiv()">
</form>

A working solution will be sincerely appreciated. Even an example of getting ANY javascript to work when poked into the DIV would be nice.

jscheuer1

06-18-2005, 07:19 AM

style="box2" is meaningless, I think you mean class="box2"
OK, that out of the way, this worked:
<html>
<head>
<title>Bring On the Ticker - Demo</title>
<style>
.box2 {width: 408px; height: 88px;}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function jumptodiv() {
document.getElementById("pic").style.display='none';
document.getElementById("tick").style.display='inline';
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="box2">
<img id="pic" src="someintroductionphoto.jpg">
<span id="tick" style="display:none">
<script src="ticker.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</span>
</div>
<form>
<input type="button" value="About" onClick="jumptodiv();">
</form>
</body>
</html>