====== Initialize an Array ======
1) Initialize the array when the load event is fired.

<code javascript>
var initArray = [];
function init() {
  var fE = document.forms['testForm'].elements;

  for(var i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
    initArray[i] = fE['field' + (i + 1)];
  }
}//

</code>

2) Store the field names and look them up in your functions

<code javascript>
var initArray = ['field1', 'field2', 'field3', 'field4'];

function getValuesA() {
  var v = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four'],
  fE = document.forms['testForm'].elements;

  for(var i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
   fE[initArray[i]].value = v[i];
  }
}
</code>
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