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JavaScript function getFieldValue		Date*
04/19/2000		Source (or email address if you prefer)*
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This function will return the field value (or value list) based on the element type		Type*
JavaScript		Categories*
(Misc)
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function getFieldValue ( theField, vType ) {

//this function will return the field value (or value list) based on the element type

theValue = "";
sep = "";
hits = 0;

//text is the user-entered value as a string
if ( vType == "text" ) return ( theField.value );

//textarea is the user-entered value as a string array of one element
if ( vType == "textarea" ) return ( theField[0].value );

//checkboxes & radio buttons are not so simple
if ( vType == "checkbox" || vType == "radio" ) {

if ( theField.value == null ) {

//if we're here, we are validating a radio button or a nn multi-element checkbox

for ( i = 0; i < theField.length; i++ ) {
if ( theField[i].checked ) {
hits++;
if ( hits > 1 ) {
sep = "; ";
}
theValue += sep + theField[i].value;
}
}
}
return ( theValue );

} else {

//if we are here, must be an ie checkbox, or nn with a one-element checkbox")

if ( navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" ) {

//ie. return some data so we can validate on the server;
return ("can't validate on client")
}

//nn one-element checkbox, see if its checked ...
if (theField.checked ) {
return ( theField.value );

} else {
return ( "" );
}
}

//select is an array of selection pointers to an array of strings representing the choices
if ( vType == "select" ) {

for ( i = 0; i < theField.options.length; i++ ) {
if ( theField.options[i].selected ) theValue += theField.options[i].text
}
return ( theValue );
}
}