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http · 12-05-2006, 07:39 AM

I'm seeing what it's going to take to make my site XHTML strict....one problem I can't seem to find a solution for is the fact that I have an attribute in a div tag that is used by some external javascript:

html:
<div class="mainDiv" state="0">

js:
NEW_PIX_VAL = parseInt(MainDiv.getAttribute("state"));

Of course, when I go to validate the html says that there is no attribute "state".

Can someone help me get around this? Is there a way to somehow put the "state" attribute into my CSS? I have lots of other attributes that are used as well for the html and JS that makes up my menu on my left navigation.

12-05-2006, 07:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
http Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13	XHTML Script I'm seeing what it's going to take to make my site XHTML strict....one problem I can't seem to find a solution for is the fact that I have an attribute in a div tag that is used by some external javascript: html: <div class="mainDiv" state="0"> js: NEW_PIX_VAL = parseInt(MainDiv.getAttribute("state")); Of course, when I go to validate the html says that there is no attribute "state". Can someone help me get around this? Is there a way to somehow put the "state" attribute into my CSS? I have lots of other attributes that are used as well for the html and JS that makes up my menu on my left navigation.