Accessing the values of <input> elements defined in HTML

[khinsen]

Is there a way to access the values of form elements of those form elements have been created from HTML code rather than via clog-create-form-element?

I tried naively:

(clog:value (clog:attach-as-child clog-obj html-id))

but this fails because clog:attach-as-child returns a clog-element rather than a clog-form-element.

[rabbibotton]

(clog:value (clog:attach-as-child clog-obj html-id :clog-type 'clog-form-element))

[khinsen]

Simple and effective, thanks!

[aykaramba]

Oh wow, okay. I am taking note of this, thanks for the question and the answer kind sirs.

[rabbibotton]

btw - I would use (clog:text-value x) - this is a generic that pics the best way to get the text based on the element - I always mess up with text, value etc and plug-ins use as well for whatever their method is