Adobe Dreamweaver API Reference CS5 - Manual (Page 273)

268 DREAMWEAVER API REFERENCE
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Last updated 8/27/2013
Description
Uses the internal Dreamweaver URL decoding mechanism to decode special characters and symbols in URL strings.
For example, this function decodes
%20 to a space character and the name " to ".
Arguments
inStr
• The inStr argument is the string to decode.
Returns
A string that contains the decoded URL.
Example
The following example calls
dw.doURLDecoding() to decode the special characters in its argument and store the
resulting string in outstr :
outStr = dreamweaver.doURLDecoding("http://maps.yahoo.com/py/ddResults.py?Pyt= ¬
Tmap&tarname=&tardesc=&newname=&newdesc=&newHash=&newTHash=&newSts=&newTSts=&tlt=&tln= ¬
&slt=&sln=&newFL=Use+Address+Below&newaddr=2000+Shamrock+Rd&newcsz=Metroo+Park%2C+CA& ¬
newcountry=us&newTFL=Use+Address+Below&newtaddr=500+El+Camino&newtcsz=Santa+Clara%2C+CA& ¬
newtcountry=us&Submit=Get+Directions")
dreamweaver.getElementRef()
Availability
Dreamweaver 2.
Description
Gets the Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer object reference for a specific tag object in the DOM tree.
Arguments
NSorIE, tagObject
• The NSorIE argument must be either "NS 4.0" or "IE 4.0" . The DOM and rules for nested references differ in
Netscape Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0. This argument specifies for which browser to return a valid
reference.
• The tagObject argument is a tag object in the DOM tree.
Returns
A string that represents a valid JavaScript reference to the object, such as
document.layers['myLayer'] . The string
is subject to the following conditions:
• Dreamweaver returns correct references for Internet Explorer for A , AREA , APPLET , EMBED , DIV , SPAN , INPUT ,
SELECT , OPTION , TEXTAREA , OBJECT , and IMG tags.
• Dreamweaver returns correct references for Netscape Navigator for A , AREA , APPLET , EMBED , LAYER , ILAYER ,
SELECT , OPTION , TEXTAREA , OBJECT , and IMG tags, and for absolutely positioned DIV and SPAN tags. For DIV and
SPAN tags that are not absolutely positioned, Dreamweaver returns "cannot reference <tag>" .