The forum discussion addresses issues with an expandable content box script obtained from Flooble.com. Users reported that the first box functions correctly, while the subsequent boxes do not collapse properly, leading to inconsistent behavior. Key problems identified include duplicate IDs for elements and improper HTML structure, specifically the presence of two body tags. The recommended solution involves correcting the HTML structure and ensuring unique IDs for each expandable box.
PREREQUISITESWeb developers, front-end engineers, and anyone involved in creating interactive web components will benefit from this discussion, particularly those working with JavaScript and HTML.
<html>
<head>
<title>Grey Matter</title>
<!-- flooble Expandable Content header start -->
<script language="javascript">
// Expandable content script from flooble.com.
// For more information please visit:
// http://www.flooble.com/scripts/expand.php
// Copyright 2002 Animus Pactum Consulting Inc.
//----------------------------------------------
var ie4 = false; if(document.all) { ie4 = true; }
function getObject(id) { if (ie4) { return document.all[id]; } else { return document.getElementById(id); } }
function toggle(link, divId) { var lText = link.innerHTML; var d = getObject(divId);
if (lText == '+') { link.innerHTML = '−'; d.style.display = 'block'; }
else { link.innerHTML = '+'; d.style.display = 'none'; } }
</script>
<!-- flooble Expandable Content header end -->
</head>
<body>
<p><img border="0" src="../gm_02.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>
<!-- flooble Expandable Content box start -->
<div style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0px; background: #EEEEEE; width:400; height:26"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" style="background:#000000 ; color: #FFFFFF; "><tr><td>
<font face="Impact" size="6">links</font></td><td align="right">
<font face="Arial Black">
<a title="show/hide" id="exp1159471379_link" href="javascript: void(0);" onclick="toggle(this, 'exp1159471379');" style="text-decoration: none; color: #FFFFFF; font-weight:700">
−</a></font></td></tr></table>
<div id="exp1159471379" style="padding: 3px;"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1">
these are where the links would be</font></b></div>
</div>
</html></noscript>
<!-- flooble Expandable Content box start -->
<div style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0px; background: #EEEEEE; width:400; height:26"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" style="background:#000000 ; color: #FFFFFF; "><tr>
<td width="317">
<font face="Impact" size="6">news</font></td><td align="right" width="75">
<font face="Arial Black">
<a title="show/hide" id="exp1159471379_link2" href="javascript: void(0);" onclick="toggle(this, 'exp1159471379');" style="text-decoration: none; color: #FFFFFF; font-weight:700">
−</a></font></td></tr></table>
<div id="exp1159471380" style="padding: 3px;"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1">
this is where the news would be</font></b></div>
</div>
<!-- flooble Expandable Content box start -->
<div style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0px; background: #EEEEEE; width:400; height:26"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" style="background:#000000 ; color: #FFFFFF; "><tr>
<td width="317">
<font face="Impact" size="6">music</font></td><td align="right" width="75">
<font face="Arial Black">
<a title="show/hide" id="exp1159471379_link1" href="javascript: void(0);" onclick="toggle(this, 'exp1159471379');" style="text-decoration: none; color: #FFFFFF; font-weight:700">
−</a></font></td></tr></table>
<div id="exp1159471381" style="padding: 3px;"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1">
might have a music player here</font></b></div>
</div>
</body>