issue with document.getElementById in XPages

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Subject: issue with document.getElementById in XPages

Feedback Type: Problem

Product Area: Notes Client

Technical Area: Error Message

Platform: Windows

Release: 8.5.1

Reproducible: Always

I have a Edit Box control with Name : "config_value"

I have a button control coded with the following client side java_script in it

<b>var x=document.getElementById('#{java_script:getClientId("config_value")}').value
alert (x);</b>

This alerts what ever I put into the editbox control when I click the button.

But when I split up the same code in the following fashion it fails.

<b>var test='"config_value"';
var x=document.getElementById('#{java_script:getClientId('+test+')}').value
alert (x);</b>

and the same gives me the following error message

The runtime has encountered an unexpected error.
500 Exception
Error while executing JavaScript action expression
Script interpreter error, line=1, col=1: Invalid component name

I have attempted eval() commands as well and it gives me the same error as well

It is mandatory that I should pass the id through a variable as mentioned in the second code fragment.

Please suggest me a work around for this issue

Thanks in Advance

(I have purposely used the word java_script for the sake of this post only.)

Feedback number WEBB838L7D created by ~Lily Churesaplopetsi on 03/04/2010

Status: Open
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