"); break; } } if(!Found) alert("Sorry, the color '" + Item + "' is not listed in the " + "database."); } function reverseDatabase() { var Found = false var Item = document.forms[1].color.value for(Count = 1; Count <= Idx[0]; Count ++) { if(Item == Data[Count]) { Found = true; document.forms[1].result.value = Idx[Count] break; } } if(!Found) document.forms[1].result.value = "No such Hex"; } function viewReverse() { if(!(document.forms[1].color.value) ) { alert("Sorry, no color value specified."); } else { color = document.forms[1].color.value win1 = window.open("","DisplayWindow","toolbar=no,width=300,height=200,directories=no,status=no,scrollbars=no,resize=no,menubar=no"); win1.document.write(""); win1.document.write(""); win1.document.write("
"); win1.document.write(""); win1.document.write("
"); } } // Cloaking Device Disabled --> This code can be used for many differant types of applications. Imagine having an online help, or a catalog with 1000's of items!

For this example, we used a library of colors. Simply enter a color into the textbox below - depressing the 'submit' button will bring up an alert window giving the hex value of the color (if it exists in the database). It will also bring up a small window with the background as the color you requested.

Please input a color:

Enter a hex value in the textbox. Do not include the "#" symbols and make sure the letter values are in "CAPS". Hit submit and it will display the color's name in the box below. Pressing 'view' will bring up a small window with the background as the color you requested.

Please input a hex value:


Result