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From: Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
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Subject: 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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