diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
index 615ffe15e..ef57d9214 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Renders a code area field.
 sub toHtml {
 	my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/TabFix.js',{type=>"text/javascript"});
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' style="width: 99%; min-width: 440px; height: 400px" onkeypress="return TabFix_keyPress(event)" onkeydown="return TabFix_keyDown(event)"';	
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' style="width: 99%; min-width: 440px; height: 400px" onkeypress="return TabFix_keyPress(event)" onkeydown="return TabFix_keyDown(event)"');	
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Float.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Float.pm
index c17e32e15..0392e2f1d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Float.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Float.pm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Renders a floating point field.
 sub toHtml {
         my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/inputCheck.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-.\')"';
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-.\')"');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/HTMLArea.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/HTMLArea.pm
index 1d5f489a1..6f15a319d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/HTMLArea.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/HTMLArea.pm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Renders an HTML area field.
 sub toHtml {
 	my $self = shift;
         $self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/textFix.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onblur="fixChars(this.form.'.$self->get("name").')" mce_editable="true" ';	
+	$self->set("extras", $self->('extras') . ' onblur="fixChars(this.form.'.$self->get("name").')" mce_editable="true" ');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml.WebGUI::Asset::RichEdit->new($self->session,$self->get("richEditId"))->getRichEditor($self->get('id'));
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
 	my $richEdit = WebGUI::Asset::RichEdit->new($self->session,$self->get("richEditId"));
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Integer.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Integer.pm
index 4ffc55883..77d1f12f7 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Integer.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Integer.pm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Renders an integer field.
 sub toHtml {
         my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/inputCheck.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-\')"';
+	$self->set("extras", $self->('extras') . ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-\')"');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Phone.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Phone.pm
index 272743ca5..0b3511b09 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Phone.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Phone.pm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Renders a phone number field.
 sub toHtml {
         my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/inputCheck.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-        $self->get("extras") .= ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-()+ \')" ';
+        $self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789-()+ \')" ');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/TimeField.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/TimeField.pm
index b9a5f5405..df61a6da1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/TimeField.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/TimeField.pm
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ sub toHtml {
 	my $value = $self->session->datetime->secondsToTime($self->get("value"));
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/inputCheck.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789:\')"';
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789:\')"');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml
 		.WebGUI::Form::Button->new(
 			$self->session,
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
index 8b763e621..1359b7a0b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Renders a URL field.
 sub toHtml {
         my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/addHTTP.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onBlur="addHTTP(this.form.'.$self->get("name").')"';
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' onBlur="addHTTP(this.form.'.$self->get("name").')"');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
index dac4b93e2..4558dba12 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Renders a zip code field.
 sub toHtml {
         my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/inputCheck.js',{ type=>'text/javascript' });
-	$self->get("extras") .= ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- \')"';
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' onkeyup="doInputCheck(this.form.'.$self->get("name").',\'0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- \')"');
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }