HyperLink text property undefined

HI,
I have a HyperLink in my code. It has a OnClick function defined. I am
trying to access the text property of the HyperLink in my JavaScript
function.

<CoreCtrl:Controls.WebControls.HyperLink id="securityCodeLink" text="My

Text" OnClick="ShowText(this);" Href="#" CssClass="textSmall"
runat="server" />

function ShowText(obj)
{
alert(obj.text);
}

I also tried getting a var for the hyperlink with its id and showing
its text. It says 'undefined' instead of 'My Text'. Am I doing
something wrong?

Thanks,
Avanti

avanti wrote:

> function ShowText(obj)
> {
> alert(obj.text);
> }
>
> I also tried getting a var for the hyperlink with its id and showing
> its text. It says 'undefined' instead of 'My Text'. Am I doing
> something wrong?

There is no default property called "text" for anchor elements. You
should use innerHTML as follows:

function ShowText(obj) {
alert(obj.innerHTML);
}

Avanti,
You can determine the text attribute value in this manner:
<a href="#"
text="sometext should go here"
onClick="alert(this.getAttribute('text'))"
>
Show the Text Attribute Value
</a>

Hope that helps,

Jim

Thanks guys for the quick reply. It worked!

Jim wrote:
> Avanti,
> You can determine the text attribute value in this manner:
> <a href="#"
> text="sometext should go here"
> onClick="alert(this.getAttribute('text'))"
> >
> Show the Text Attribute Value
> </a>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Jim