Set focus to form element!

[HuggerFanta]

Hello!
I´m trying to set focus to a form element, plain input field. But it just dose not focus that element.

If someone has the code for focus form element, please post it here!

Thanks
HuggerFanta

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Kind regards;
HuggerFanta

 

[DaZZleD]

document.forms["your_form_name"].element_name.focus();

be aware that JavaScript is a case sensitive language therefore it is absolutely important that function names and variable names are written with the correct casing.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

For IE 5.0 and above, your field must have a tabIndex attribute set for focus to be set programatically.

Add one in, something like this:

<input type="text" tabIndex="1">

And it should work (assuming, of course, that your focussing code is correct ;o)

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[DaZZleD]

it's not really necessary to add a tabindex attribute...

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> it's not really necessary to add a tabindex attribute...

Oh really?

I suggest you check out MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/focus.asp

As of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5, elements that expose the focus method must have the TABINDEX attribute set.

Dan

 

[DaZZleD]

I've tested it just now and it works without...

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

How queer... I've tested it and it seems to work fine without the tabIndex (caveat: on *my* test code here).

However, I've definately had situations recently where it has not worked - more specifically on some menu code I was working on, and adding the tabIndex attribute fixed it... So sometimes you do need to add it.

HuggerFanta: I suggest you try adding it, and seeing if this is one of those situations where it is needed before focussing will occur.

Hope this helps,
Dan