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This is a core JavaScript function for writing cross-platform dynamic HTML. It takes the ID of a positioned HTML element and returns an object reference. This version is a bit long, but it allows nested DIVs in Netscape, and global styles in Internet Explorer. It does so by looping through all the style rules in IE, and recursively searching all the nested layers in Netscape.

Usage: foo = WM_checkIn('id')

Cut, paste, and enjoy!

function WM_checkIn(WM_id) {

/*
WM_checkIn()
Takes the ID of a positioned HTML element and returns an object reference.

Author: Taylor

Usage: WM_checkIn('id')
*/

// First we initialize all the variables.
  var theObj,ss,sr,i,j,WM_layers=new Array();
  // This chunk handles the IE portion of the checkIn code.
  if (document.all) {
    // This checks to see if the inline style declaration has 
    // a position property associated with it. If not, it will 
    // scan the global stylesheets for the ID.
    if((document.all[WM_id].style.position != 'absolute') && (document.all[WM_id].style.position != 'relative')){
      // This little loop I'm very proud of, because it's kinda 
      // slick and I wrote it all myself. It loops through all 
      // global stylesheets and all the rules in each stylesheet, 
      // tests for the selected ID, then returns that as the object.
      for (ss=0 ; ss < document.styleSheets.length; ss++) {
        for (sr=0 ; sr < document.styleSheets(ss).rules.length; sr++) { 
          if (document.styleSheets(ss).rules(sr).selectorText == '#' + WM_id) {
            theObj = document.styleSheets(ss).rules(sr).style;
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    } else {
      // This works the same as in the light version, so you can 
      // use inline styles.
      theObj = document.all[WM_id].style;
    }
  } else if(document.layers) {
    // Now we're in Netscapeland. The main problem here 
    // is finding the object in a maze of hierarchy.
    // I wish I could say that I'm proud of this code, 
    // because it's really slick. Unfortunately, I ripped 
    // it off from Macromedia Dreamweaver's drag layer code 
    // (with permission, of course :-) 
    // Dreamweaver/Configuration/Behaviors/Actions/Drag Layer.htm 
    // It works wonderfully and solves the problem.
    WM_layers = new Array();
    with (document) {
      for (i=0; i<layers.length; i++) WM_layers[i]=layers[i]; {
        for (i=0; i<WM_layers.length; i++) {
          if (WM_layers[i].document && WM_layers[i].document.layers) {
            for (j=0; j<WM_layers[i].document.layers.length; j++) {
              WM_layers[WM_layers.length] = WM_layers[i].document.layers[j];
            }
            if(WM_layers[i].name == WM_id){
              // So if the code matches the name of the layer, 
              // return the reference. 
              theObj = WM_layers[i];
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return theObj;
}

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</script>