# Problems with prototype and IE

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-prototype-and-ie/75961>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [November 14, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-prototype-and-ie/75961 "2006-11-14T18:55:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-prototype-and-ie/75961/1 "2006-11-14T18:55:59Z")

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Hi all, i have this problem, and i dont know how to avoid it:  
In a sortable element made with a foreach loop, im using something like:  
Event.observe(‘button’, ‘click’, function(e){  
alert(this.getattributes(‘name’)) } );

where name is actually a counter of the loop.  
The problem is that i need a element that being click execute a function  
who pass a variable, and this variable depends of the context. Ex:  
[button 1],name:”1”, function: delete(1)  
[button 1],name:”2”, function: delete(2)  
[button 1],name:”3”, function: delete(3)  
[button 1],name:”4”, function: delete(4)… and so

This works great in Firefox, so i can get any attribute of the dom  
elements where the function (in the above example, “alert”) is.  
But in IE dont work in any way.  
Do you have any suggestions?  
Thanks…

PD. On click events dont work, cause the elements are in a sortable (or  
at least, i dont know how to do it)