The code I downloaded below was to change a 'td' field to right align if it was a currency. I tried to change the code so that it will display red when a negative number is displayed. It doesn't work. Do you know why?

    <style type="text/css">
    <!--
    td.negative { background-color : red; }
    -->
    </style>

    <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
    <!--
    function PhoneHome() {

        var shoePhone = document.getElementById('shoePhone');
        shoePhone.src = "datafeed.js";
    }

    function ReceiveData(response) {

        var table = document.getElementById('results');
        var oldTbody = table.getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0];
        var newTbody = document.createElement('tbody');
        table.replaceChild(newTbody, oldTbody);
        for (var i=0, istop=response.length; i<istop; i++) {
            var tempRow = document.createElement('tr');
            for (var j=0, jstop=response[i].length; j<jstop; j++) {
                var tempCell = document.createElement('td');
                var tempText = document.createTextNode(response[i][j]);
                tempCell.appendChild(tempText);
                tempRow.appendChild(tempCell);
                if (tempText.nodeValue.indexOf('-') == 0) tempCell.setAttribute("class", "negative");
            }
            newTbody.appendChild(tempRow);
        }
    }
    //-->
    </script>
</head>

I use

tempCell.innerHTML = "" + response[i][j] + "";

Since this topic has come up....

innerHTML is IE only, and the attribute is depreciated.

Personally, I don't care for the fancy setAttribute() and createElement() functions, why not just print it out directly? Aren't those IE only, anyway? Not sure.... :-)

HTH,

Snib

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Snib, it is for Flickering.

I encountered this problem same as "pigtail". I don't have time to find better way to solve it. That is why I cut it short. Any better suggestion?

Simon

Hi Simon,

The original code

works in Mozilla / NS6+ etc, but fails in IE. You can get around it by using:

HTH,

Chris

Thanks Chris, it works.