Everything in onsubmit handler is undefined!!!

Hi All;

I'm instantiating an object, then trying to use the function defined
within the object as a submit handler for the page/form. The handler
("val_obj.js_onsubmit_hndl") does indeed get called, but everything
in it is undefined - including the reference parameter to the event
object that should be passed when onsubmit is fired.

This is the most recent version of my code:
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<script type="text/javascript"><!--

function the_obj_def ()
{
this.val1 = 3;
alert ("this.val1 = " + this.val1);

this.js_onsubmit_hndl
= function onsubmit_hndl (the_event)
{
alert ("onsubmit: this.val1 = " + this.val1);

if (the_event == undefined)
alert ("the_event == undefined");
else if (the_event == null)
alert ("the_event == null");

if (undefined == the_event) return;

val1 = val1 + 1;

alert ("val1 = " + val1);
}
}


var val_obj = new the_obj_def ();

alert ("After new object: val_obj.val1 = "
+ val_obj.val1);

var the_form = document.forms["Form_01"];
the_form.onsubmit = val_obj.js_onsubmit_hndl;

// --></script>

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Can anyone give this poor fool a clue?


THANKS!!!

Wylbur
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UPDATE: This issue has been resolved.