Question

I have a link and a table row that have matching classes. When the link is clicked, I would like to change the background color of the row with the same class. For each case, there will be only one row with the same class.

Here is my current function.

   <script type="text/javascript">

function check(x) {
    elements = document.getElementsByClassName(x);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
        elements[i].bgColor="blue";
    }
}
</script>

Here is a part of the table row script:

<tr class="alt1 12">
<td width="50" height="55">
<img src="iPhone/statusicon/12.png" alt="" id="forum_statusicon_12" border="0"></td>
<td>
<div class="forumtitle">
<a class="forumtitle 12" href="forumdisplay.php?f=12" action="async" onclick="check(this.className.split(' ')[1])">News and Current Events</a></div>
</td>
<td width="25">
<div class="forumarrow"><img src="iPhone/chevron.png" alt="" border="0"></div>
</td>
</tr>

The table row has two classes, and I need the second one (the number) to be what is addressed. The current code gives the error “An invalid or illegal string was specified”

Answer 1

You have several errors. You mixed classes with ids and also the class property is actually className

<script type="text/javascript">

function check(x) {
    elements = document.getElementsByClassName(x);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
        elements[i].style.backgroundColor="blue";
    }
}

</script>

<a href="#" class="first" onclick="check(this.className)">change first row</a>
<a href="#" class="second" onclick="check(this.className)">change second</a>
<!--        FIX ( id -> class )                FIX ( class -> className ) -->
<table>
<tr class="first">
<td>test1</td>
</tr>


<tr class="second">
<!--FIX ( id -> class ) -->
<td>test2</td>
</tr>
</table>

Check this jsfiddle