Well, I'm a noob at javascript, but I'm trying to make a script that will replace text in a textarea. Just certain text, though. Here's what I've got:

<script type="text/javascript">
function add(Ident) {
  if (document.getElementById(Ident).style.background!="green") {
    document.getElementById(Ident).style.background='green';
    var curText = document.getElementById('locationtext').value;
    document.getElementById('locationtext').value = curText + Ident + " ";
  }
  else {
    document.getElementById(Ident).style.background='white';
    locTextArea = document.getElementByID('locationtext').innerHTML;
    locTextArea.innerHTML = locTextArea.replace(Ident, "DELETED");
  }
}
</script>
<textarea id="locationtext"></textarea>

Shortened, I can give the whole page's code (the content), but that's the point. Right now I just want it to delete the ID found by the variable 'Ident' in the function add with 'DELETED'. But this doesn't work .

Please help me, noob question :P

Thanks,

-PG

Woah, sorry chrishirst, I edited it but it added a new message? :?

But does anybody have an answer to my question Thanks

Have a look at

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/javasc...tml#post772383

Thanks, but that doesn't seem to do exactly what I need

Plus, is there an easier (and shorter) way to do it? I want to be able to understand the code too . I know I can learn, and I do want to, but that's a lot D:
Like, what's wrong with mine? My problem starts after the 'else {'. It turns it back to white, but it doesn't delete the text ????

Because textarea elements have a value property not a innerHTML property

Ah, ok...

I fixed it, but it still doesn't work ??

function add(Ident) {
  if (document.getElementById(Ident).style.background!="green") {
    document.getElementById(Ident).style.background='green';
    var curText = document.getElementById('locationtext').value;
    document.getElementById('locationtext').value = curText + Ident + " ";
  }
  else {
    document.getElementById(Ident).style.background='white';
    locTextArea = document.getElementByID('locationtext').value;
    locTextArea.value = locTextArea.replace(Ident, "DELETED");
  }
}

Grr. Stupid Javascript

locTextArea = document.getElementByID('locationtext').value;
locTextArea.value = locTextArea.replace(Ident, "DELETED");

You define 'locTextArea' as = locTextArea.value then try to set a property of .value as well

locTextArea.value.value does NOT exist.

You have got a bit confused between assigning variables to objects and assigning variables to a property of the object.

Ah, thanks! I ended up just deleting the whole function and re-writing it, it can be found here. Tell me if you liek