javascript error when referencing Master-pages ContentPlaceHolder

Question

I have getting a javascript error when attempting to reference an object in a ContentPlaceHolder that is outside the current ContentPlaceHolder (they are both on the same child page).

The error is: Microsoft JScript runtime error: Unable to set value of the property 'value': object is null or undefined

The script line where the error occurs is:

    <input type="submit" name="Master$cphMainContent$btnUnregister" value="Proceed" onclick="document.getElementById('Master_cphHeadContent_TimeAlert').value = GetSeconds(); return ValidateProvider(1);" id="cphMainContent_btnUnregister" class="netButton" />

The TimeAlert is a hidden object in the cphHeadContent ContentPlaceHodler.

Usually, I would know that the object (TimeAlert) is not visible when it is being called. However, this time it's the same page, so I can't figure out why the object is null or undefined.

Any suggestions how to resolve this error?

Answer 1

How are you setting the component ID on eventhandler?

Look at eventhandler:

document.getElementById('Master_cphHeadContent_TimeAlert').value = GetSeconds(); return ValidateProvider(1);

Note &#39 is a HTML encoded char, here is proprably your problem. Try it:

document.getElementById('Master_cphHeadContent_TimeAlert').value = GetSeconds(); return ValidateProvider(1);