On Aug 23, 12:16 pm, "Michael Geary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a note on terminology... You're not talking about the DOM here, but > rather core JavaScript. String, Number, Array, and all those kinds of types > are part of core JavaScript. The DOM is stuff like > document.getElementById(). Very true indeed Michael, but it does become DOM related when you lump in jQuery or the idea of selectors and methods to access (I/O) DOM/ HTML stored data. The original issue was this: $(id1).value += 1*$(id2).value; That's JS and DOM and if $() is jQuery related, its jQuery too. :-) Thanks for your input. -- HLS