pjs/webtools/litmus/js/FormPersist.js

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/*
 * FormPersist.js derived from CFormData.
 * See <http://devedge-temp.mozilla.org/toolbox/examples/2003/CFormData/>
 */

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function FormInit(/*HTMLFormElement */ aForm, /* String */ aQueryString, /* String */ targetElm)
{
  var type;
  var options;

  if (!aForm)
  {
    return;
  }

  if (!aQueryString)
  {
    return;
  }

  // empty out the form's values.
  var elements = aForm.elements;

  for (var iElm = 0; iElm < elements.length; iElm++)
  {
    var element  = elements[iElm];
    var nodeName = element.nodeName.toLowerCase();
    if (targetElm &&
        targetElm != element.id) { 
      continue;
    }
    
    switch(nodeName)
    {
    case 'input':
      type = element.type.toLowerCase();
      switch(type)
      {
      case 'text':
        element.value = '';
        break;
      case 'radio':
      case 'checkbox':
        element.checked = false;
        break;
      }
      break;
    case 'textarea':
      element.value = '';
      break;
    case 'select':
      options = element.options;
      for (iOpt = 0; iOpt < options.length; iOpt++)
      {
        options[iOpt].selected = false;
      }
      break;
    }
  }

  // fill in form from the query string

  if (aQueryString.indexOf('?') == 0);
  {
    aQueryString = aQueryString.substring(1);
  }

  aQueryString = decodeURIComponent(aQueryString);
  aQueryString = aQueryString.replace(/[\&]amp;/g, '&');
  var parmList = aQueryString.split('&');

  for (var iParm = 0; iParm < parmList.length; iParm++)
  {
    var parms = parmList[iParm].split('=');
    var name  = parms[0];
    var value;

    if (targetElm &&
        targetElm != name) { 
      continue;
    }

    if (parms.length == 1)
    {
      value = true;
    }
    else
    {
      var tempValue = parms[1];
      value = tempValue.replace(/\+/g,' ');
    }

    elements = aForm[name];

    if (!elements) {
      return;
    }

    if (typeof elements.nodeName != 'undefined')
    {
      elements = [elements];
    }

    for (iElm = 0; iElm < elements.length; iElm++)
    {
      element = elements[iElm];
      nodeName = element.nodeName.toLowerCase();
      
      switch(nodeName)
      {
      case 'input':
        type = element.type.toLowerCase();
        switch(type)
        {
        case 'text':
          element.value = value;
          break;
        case 'radio':
        case 'checkbox':
          if (element.value == value)
          {
            element.checked = true;
          }
        }
        break;
      case 'textarea':
        element.value = value;
        break;
      case 'select':
        options = element.options;
        for (iOpt = 0; iOpt < options.length; iOpt++)
        {
          if (options[iOpt].value == value)
          {
            options[iOpt].selected = true;;
          }
        }
        break;
      }
    }
  }
}

function FormDump(aForm)
{
  var type;
  var s = '';
  var elements = aForm.elements;

  for (var iElm = 0; iElm < elements.length; iElm++)
  {
    var element  = elements[iElm];
    var nodeName = element.nodeName.toLowerCase();
      
    switch(nodeName)
    {
    case 'input':
      type = element.type.toLowerCase();
      switch(type)
      {
      case 'text':
        if (element.value)
        {
          s += '&' + element.name + '=' + element.value;
        }
        break;
      case 'radio':
      case 'checkbox':
        if (element.checked)
        {
          s += '&' + element.name + '=' + element.value;
        }
        break;
      }
      break;
    case 'textarea':
      if (element.value)
      {
        s += '&' + element.name + '=' + element.value;
      }
      break;
    case 'select':
      var options = element.options;
      for (iOpt = 0; iOpt < options.length; iOpt++)
      {
        if (options[iOpt].selected)
        {
          s += '&' + element.name + '=' + options[iOpt].value;
        }
      }
      break;
    }
  }

  s = '?' + encodeURIComponent(s.slice(1));

  return s;
};