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How to auto-focus an invalid text field entry with JavaScript

By dannyg1 : 02 September 2009 - 12:12 PM
The basic solution is to invoke the focus() and select() methods of the text box under inspection. An unfortunate timing bug (primarily affecting IE for Windows) prevents these calls from occurring im...
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How to auto-set focus to the first text field

By dannyg1 : 02 September 2009 - 09:25 AM
Assuming that the page always contains a form and text field with the same names, use an onload event handler to invoke the focus() method of the text box: <body onload="document.formName.f...
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