Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering

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From	"Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
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Subject	Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering
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Evertjan. wrote:

> <body style="display:none;"
>   onload='document.body.style.display="block"'>
> 
> works fine here, however:
> 
> <body style="display:none;"
>   onload='this.style.display="block"'>
> 
> cannot be used, why is that?
> 
> cann't we use "this" in a onload?

In this case /this/ is bound to the window object, because the onload
attribute of the body elements maps to the load event of the window
object.  Test:

  <body onload="console.log(this)">

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Chris Beall" <Chris_Beall@prodigy.net> - 2014-10-28 18:08 -0400
  Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering BootNic <bootnic.bounce@gmail.com> - 2014-10-29 00:26 -0400
  Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2014-10-29 15:33 +0000
  Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-10-29 21:11 +0000
    Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-10-30 10:12 +0100
      Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-10-31 20:45 +0000
        Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-11-01 10:12 +0100
          Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-11-01 10:19 +0000
            Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-11-01 12:22 +0100
            Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-01 15:22 +0100
          Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-01 11:32 +0100
            Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-11-01 12:25 +0100
            Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-01 15:23 +0100
              Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-01 16:50 +0100
                Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-01 20:40 +0100
                Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-02 20:55 +0100
                Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-29 19:27 +0100
    Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Chris Beall" <Chris_Beall@prodigy.net> - 2014-10-30 15:46 -0400
  Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-10-31 12:52 +0100
    Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Chris Beall" <Chris_Beall@prodigy.net> - 2014-10-31 10:37 -0400
  Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Chris Beall" <Chris_Beall@prodigy.net> - 2014-10-31 12:53 -0400
    Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Joao Rodrigues <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-01 10:41 -0200
      Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-01 15:29 +0100
      Re: DOM styling modified by <body onload=> JavaScript does not affect first rendering "Chris Beall" <Chris_Beall@prodigy.net> - 2014-11-01 18:03 -0400

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