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Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26)

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In comp.lang.javascript message <6HBzbHF9$5BRFwBz@J.A830F0FF37FB96852AD0
8924D9443D28E23ED5CD>, Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:10:05, John G Harris
<niam@jghnorth.org.invalid> posted:

>In message <q7VcV3KhTYBRFwQv@invalid.uk.co.demon.merlyn.invalid>, Dr J R
>Stockton wrote:
>>In comp.lang.javascript message <51031c8a$0$289$14726298@news.sunsite.dk
>>>, Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:03, FAQ server <javascript@dotinternet.be>
>>posted:
>>
>>>
>>>An element can only be accessed after it exists in the document.
>>>
>>
>>False.  An element cannot be accessed after it exists; it can only be
>>accessed while it exists.
>
><FAQENTRY>
>
>  If anyone else is worried by this then better wording would be :
>
>An element can only be accessed after it comes into existence in the
>document.
>
>  Or for the really picky :
>
>The DOM object representing an HTML element can only be accessed after
>it comes into existence in the document object.


Certainly not.  Those are accurate only if read carefully, and it easy
enough to write a version lacking that fault, and another :

"An element can be accessed only while it exists in a document."


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FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "FAQ server" <javascript@dotinternet.be> - 2013-01-26 00:00 +0000
  Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-27 19:49 +0000
    Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-28 01:32 +0100
      Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-01-27 19:16 -0800
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-28 11:58 +0100
      Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-29 23:12 +0000
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2013-01-29 16:45 -0800
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-30 14:38 +1100
          Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-30 09:52 +0100
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-30 09:31 +0100
    Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-28 21:55 +1100
      Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-28 16:16 +0100
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-29 08:35 +1100
          Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-28 23:40 +0100
            Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-29 00:21 +0100
              Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-29 00:53 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-29 21:24 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-30 14:31 +0000
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-30 20:22 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-31 10:55 +0000
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-31 22:42 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-01 10:55 +0000
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-01 16:03 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-30 15:09 +0000
          Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-29 00:03 +0100
    Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.invalid> - 2013-01-29 10:10 +0000
      Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-30 15:14 +0000
        Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-31 10:50 +0000
          Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-01 23:29 +0000
            Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-02 11:10 +0000
              Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-03 19:39 +0000
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-02-04 01:56 +0100
                Re: FAQ Topic - Why does my code fail to access an element? (2013-01-26) Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-06 16:08 +0000

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