Resetting an input variable

Guest_imported · May 23, 2001

I've got an inactivity countdown javascript that I need to reset to the begining value if the user moves his/her mouse

<form name=jj>
<input type=text name=kk value=5 size=4 >
</form>

var id;

function countdown()
{
jj.kk.value--;
if ( jj.kk.value == 0 )
{
self.clearInterval(id);
gogogo();
}
}

function gogogo()
{
location.replace('

http://www.yahoo.com');

}

id = self.setInterval('countdown();',1000);

</script>

I've tried to stick in

onMousemove="jj.kk.value = 5"; at various places, but it's just not working - anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

rhyswilliams · May 23, 2001

try something like this:
notice that i have used the setAttribute() method to set the value for the control...
Hope this is ok.

Rhys.

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>

<body onLoad="fnStartInterval()" onmousemove="setkk()">

<form name=jj>
<input type=text name=kk value=5 size=4 >
</form>

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--

function setkk()
{
document.jj.kk.setAttribute("value","5&quot

}

function fnStartInterval(){
window.setInterval("countdown()",1000);
}

function countdown()
{
if (document.jj.kk.value>0)
{
document.jj.kk.setAttribute("value", document.jj.kk.value -1)}
else
{gogogo()}

}

function gogogo()
{
window.location.replace("

http://www.yahoo.com")

}

-->
</script>

</body>
</html>

Guest_imported · May 23, 2001

Rhys,

Thanks for the response, but now the countdown isn't starting at all for some reason. I like your thinking on the problem though - any other suggestions?

Thanks again!

Nathan_11

rhyswilliams · May 24, 2001

Soryy mate...
i must have changed the code inbetweem checking and posting it. there where some ';'s in the wrong place i think...
give this a go:

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>

<body onLoad="fnStartInterval()" onmousemove="setkk()">

<form name=jj>
<input type=text name=kk value=5 size=4 >
</form>

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--

function setkk()
{
document.jj.kk.setAttribute("value","5&quot

}

function fnStartInterval(){
window.setInterval("countdown()",1000)
}

function countdown()
{
if (document.jj.kk.value>0)
{
document.jj.kk.setAttribute("value", document.jj.kk.value -1)}
else
{gogogo()}

}

function gogogo()
{
window.location.replace("

http://www.yahoo.com")

}

-->
</script>

</body>
</html>

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