GWT: Trouble getting value from a text box

Question

I\'m using GWT 2.4. I\'m trying to submit an AJAX request with the only input being the value of a text field on the page. Here is how I attach the handler to the page\'s

Answer 1

Try using DOM.getPropertyString / DOM.getElementProperty

Following is the javadoc from GWT source for getAttribute function. It clearly says that the support for javascript's "getAttribute" function could be inconsistent for a few browsers and thus Element and subclasses should be used.

Alternatively you can use DOM.getPropertyString to fetch a value which uses object notation of javascript to get te current value

/**
* Retrieves an attribute value by name.  Attribute support can be
* inconsistent across various browsers.  Consider using the accessors in
* {@link Element} and its specific subclasses to retrieve attributes and
* properties.
* 
* @param name The name of the attribute to retrieve
* @return The Attr value as a string, or the empty string if that attribute
*         does not have a specified or default value
*/
public final String getAttribute(String name) {
    return DOMImpl.impl.getAttribute(this, name);
}

I tried using javascript's "getAttribute" function to get value of a text field in IE8 and FF6. IE gave the updated value of the text field while FF did not. Here is the fiddle

http://jsfiddle.net/GvNu4/