Comments on: Generating element IDs with JavaScript and counters http://forumsblogswikis.com/2008/05/26/generating-element-ids-with-javascript-and-counters/ News on forums, blogs, wikis, cms, etc Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://forumsblogswikis.com/2008/05/26/generating-element-ids-with-javascript-and-counters/comment-page-1/#comment-5459 Ryan Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:09:56 +0000 http://forumsblogswikis.com/?p=267#comment-5459 I didn't really need it to be unique overall, just unique to the page. So a global counter worked for me. I did actually play with the Date object originally but found it was a little unnecessary for my needs. Like the idea though. Your code is simpler than what I came up with originally. I didn’t really need it to be unique overall, just unique to the page. So a global counter worked for me. I did actually play with the Date object originally but found it was a little unnecessary for my needs.

Like the idea though. Your code is simpler than what I came up with originally.

]]> By: Fernando http://forumsblogswikis.com/2008/05/26/generating-element-ids-with-javascript-and-counters/comment-page-1/#comment-5458 Fernando Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:35:48 +0000 http://forumsblogswikis.com/?p=267#comment-5458 Maybe it's the way to do the same thing you posted before but without bug.. ? var uniqueCounter=0; function uid(){ uniqueCounter++; var newDate = new Date; return newDate.getTime() + uniqueCounter++; } Maybe it’s the way to do the same thing you posted before but without bug.. ?

var uniqueCounter=0;
function uid(){
uniqueCounter++;
var newDate = new Date;
return newDate.getTime() + uniqueCounter++;
}

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