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Javascript variable naming

No matter what sort of naming convention you use for your javascript variables, there is one rule you must always follow when naming variables in javascript: never give javascript variables the same name as an ID value of an element on the page. If you do, it'll work fine in Firefox (which offers good javascript debugging), but it will break in Internet Explorer (which offers absolutely horrible javascript debugging).
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Categories: javascript programming web
Added: on Sep 30, 2007 at 7:28 am
Added By: an anonymous user
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I once spent several hours trying to figure out this exact same problem. I always use separate name spaces for my ID elements in pages just to ensure that I never make this mistake again.
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