Internal Scripts used by Recorded Function Actions

  // These ECMAScript functions are invoked from Function Actions created
  // in the HTML Connect when a user makes certain selections on HTML FORM
  // based visual controls. 
  /**********************************************************/
  // Functionname: removeSelectedAttr(nodelist)
  // Description:  removes 'selected' attribute from a control 
  // nodelist:     is required, the list of nodes to remove attribute from
  // Returns:      void
  // Note:         Uses DOM Element methods getAttribute() 
  //               and removeAttribute()
  /**********************************************************/
  function removeSelectedAttr(nodelist)
  {
     for(var elem in nodelist)
     {
        var attr = elem.getAttribute("selected");
        if(attr != null)
           elem.removeAttribute("selected");
     }
  }
  
  /**********************************************************/
  // Functionname: updateSelectedAttr(nodelist, asRExpr)
  // Description:  Method to update list selection for a COMBO BOX. A Combo Box can
  //               have one value selected. This method compares the passed in
  //               expression and creates selected attr for the one element whose
  //               attribute matches the passed in param and removes selected attr
  //               for the rest of the items, in case they have selected attr present
  // nodelist:     is required, is the list of option nodes
  // asRExpr:      is required, is the right hand side expression
  // Returns:      void
  // Note:         Uses DOM Element methods getAttribute() and removeAttribute()
  /******************************************************************/
  function updateSelectedAttr(nodelist, asRExpr)
  {
     for(var elem in nodelist)
     {
        // get the node value. Call back exteNd 
        var lVal1 = Packages.com.sssw.b2b.rt.GNVXMLDocument.getNodeStringValue(elem);
  
        // trim leading and trailing blanks on both side of the expressions
        // before comparison
        var lVal = new java.lang.String(lVal1);
        lVal = lVal.trim();
        var rVal = new java.lang.String(asRExpr);
        var rVal = rVal.trim();
        if(lVal == rVal)
           elem.setAttribute("selected", "selected");
        else 
        {
           var attr = elem.getAttribute("selected");
           if(attr != null)
              elem.removeAttribute("selected");
        }
     }
  }
  
  /**********************************************************/
  // Functionname: removeCheckedAttr(nodelist)
  // Description:  Method to remove 'checked' attribute for RADIO BUTTONS,
  //               CHECKBOXES, PUSH BUTTONS etc.
  // nodelist:     (required) list of nodes for which 'checked' attr needs
  //               to be turned off.
  // Returns:      void
  // Note:         Uses DOM Element methods getAttribute() 
  //                and removeAttribute()
  /*********************************************************/
  function removeCheckedAttr(nodelist)
  {
     for(var elem in nodelist)
     {
        var attr = elem.getAttribute("checked");
        if(attr != null)
           elem.removeAttribute("checked");
     }
  }
  
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  // Functionname: toggleListSelectedAttr(elem, asValue, abAddAttr)
  // Description:  Method to create selected attribute 
  //               for a MULTI-SELECTION LIST BOX in case the boolean
  //               passed in param abAddAttr is true, and
  //               remove selected attr in case abAddAttr is false.
  // elem:         DOM element for which 'selected' attr is either to be
  //               created or removed.
  // asValue:      value to be matched for the 'option' desendant element.
  // abAddAttr:    boolean. When true, creates 'selected' attr 
  //              for the 'option'
  //               element  for which the value matched with 
  //               asValue and removes
  //               'selected' attr in the event the flag is false.
  // Returns:      void
  // Note:         Uses DOM Element methods getAttribute() 
  //                 and removeAttribute()
  /*********************************************************/
  function toggleListSelectedAttr(elem, asValue, abAddAttr)
  {
     // find all descendant elements by the name 'option'
     var lOptionList = elem.getElementsByTagName("option");
     for(var child in lOptionList)
     {
        // get value attr for the child
        var lsChildAttrVal = child.getAttribute("value");
        if(lsChildAttrVal == asValue)
        {
           // for the child whose value matches passed in value,
           // create attr in case abAddAttr is true or remove otherwise
           if(abAddAttr == true)
           {
              child.setAttribute("selected", "selected");
           }
           else
           {
              child.removeAttribute("selected");
           }
           break;
        }
     }
  }