checking element equality in javascript (rhino)

[jsulak]

Hey everybody,

Let's say I do the following in Arbortext:

var document = Application.activeDocument;
var a = document.getElementById("stuff");
var b = document.getElementById("stuff");

So both a and b point to the same DOM element. Now, if I check their equality:

a == b

I get "false." Why is that? Shouldn't both variables contain references to the same object, and therefore be equal? Is there a simple way to check for element equality in javascript?

Note that when I do the same thing in a web browser, I get "true," like I expect.

Thanks,

James

[ClayHelberg]

Hi James--

Try a.equals(b).

(FWIW, I think the behavior you're seeing is due to the way everything
in Rhino is actually Java objects under the hood.)

--Clay

[jsulak]

Thanks, Clay, that works perfectly.

-James