Re: Getting the object type

>>>>> "Dominik" == Dominik Werder <13thmonkey@arcor.de> writes:

>> No, it does not give any warnings on my ff1.5 ff output:
    Dominik> [..]

    Dominik> Warning: reference to undefined property y.nodeName
    Dominik> Source File: dom1.html Line: 9

    Dominik> Warning: reference to undefined property y.nodeName
    Dominik> Source File: dom1.html Line: 9

Well, yes, of course you will get a warning for trying to reference an
undefined property. Why would you want it otherwise? You can use a
couple methods to get around this.

if (o.nodeName != null)
if (o.nodeName != undefined)
if (typeof o.nodeName != "undefined")

They should all get you to the same place.

In most languages with which I am familiar, referencing an undefined
variable or object will abort compilation or crash your program.

Thanks.

mp

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