'hand' is undefined

crmpicco · March 10th, 2005, 08:44 AM

Why does this through an error:

<%
response.write "<a class='elinks' onclick='javascript: history.back()' onmouseover='javascript: style.cursor=hand'>Previous</span>"
%>

Error:

'hand' is undefined

Picco

www.crmpicco.co.uk
www.milklemonadechocolate.uk.tt

crmpicco · March 10th, 2005, 08:45 AM

the fix:
<%
response.write "<a class='elinks' href=# onclick='javascript: history.back()'>Previous</span>"
%>

www.crmpicco.co.uk
www.milklemonadechocolate.uk.tt

joefawcett · March 10th, 2005, 08:49 AM

Hand is a string value, not a variable so should be:

Code:

<%
response.write "<a class='elinks' onclick='history.back()' onmouseover='style.cursor=""hand""'>Previous</span>"
%>

You don't even need on mouseover because the cursor only changes then anyway so you can simplify to:

Code:

<%
response.write "<a class='elinks' onclick='history.back()' style='cursor: hand;'>Previous</span>"
%>

--

Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

rushman · March 10th, 2005, 10:43 AM

use style="cursor:pointer;"

Dijkstra's law on Programming and Inertia:

If you don't know what your program is supposed to do, don't try to write it.

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