have a look at this, 1.) outputs the same as 2.)
What is the downside?, please?
/**
* 1.) The following:
*/
alert(my_selector.value)
/**
* 2.) outputs the same as this:
*/
alert(document.getElementById("my_selector").value)
/**
* What's ths downside ?
*/<input type="text" id="my_selector" value="check"/>