Anchor nto working

[developer155]

Hi I place an anchor on a form like this
<a name="formstart"></a>

and then at the bottom I have a link to the anchor like this
<a href=\"#formstart\" onClick='DoSomething()'>Edit</a>

the Edit link is supposed to jump user to top of the form and execute a JS function
The issue is it does not jump to the position of the anchor unless I do this to the anchor, place an acual wording. But I do not want the anchor to say anything
<a name="formstart">HERE</a>

Dont anchors work without the actual wording?

thanks!

 

[Foamcow]

Try changing

<a name="formstart"></a>

to

<a id="formstart"></a>

You should probably also do it like

<a name="formstart />

<honk>*:O)</honk>

Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire

 

[Foamcow]

Actually, what am I saying...

You should do this

<form id="myForm">
...
...
...
...
</form>

Then your link should be

<a href="#myForm" />

You don't need to create the empty element to jump to. Just reference the form ID.

<honk>*:O)</honk>

Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire

 

[developer155]

Actually the anchor needs to be inside the form, amonth tr elements, because the form has a lot of stuff before the anchor and I dont want to jump there
The anchor is embedded in a table which is ebmedded in a td of a form tr.
<a id="formstart" /> no luck

 

[Foamcow]

Then link the anchor to the specific element you are interested in.

For example, if it's an input element...

<input id="targetelement" name="thingy" type="text" value="" />

Then make your link like

<a href="#targetelement">Jump there</a>

<honk>*:O)</honk>

Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire

 

[developer155]

Hmm, I will try, the only thing is ID's on the form are generated dynamically...

is there something wrong with <a name="formstart /> anchor?
There is a reason why it is not working?