JavaScript can access hidden HTML Jul27 '06
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# (2 of 4): Jennifer Grucza » jennifergrucza.com
5 days, 4 hours after the fact. (Tue 01 Aug 2006, 1:08 PM CST)
Yes, but hidden form fields are different - Matt’s talking about commented out HTML! I find that very strange that Javascript can "see" that HTML. In fact, it seems a little dangerous to me...
# (3 of 4): Shane » xcashmoneyx.freeweb7.com,http://rocketstart.8tt.org
1 year, 7 months after the fact. (Sat 23 Feb 2008, 6:57 PM CST)
# (4 of 4): Bladewing2
2 years, 2 months after the fact. (Mon 29 Sep 2008, 8:59 AM CST)
Just came across this and I can think of one pretty good reason javascript could see commented code. If you write a help system using javascript that reads commented text to build the help menu's and information...Just the first thing that entered my mind..and actually..I think I'll work on that when I get a chance. Might be kind of useful.
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# (1 of 4): Andy
8 hours, 27 minutes after the fact. (Thu 27 Jul 2006, 4:48 PM CST)
Actually in the product I work on, we use hidden form fields all over the place to pass data between UI stuff when it is not worth sending back to the database.