focus on a element

[ace21]

I am trying to get the focus on an object if a condition occurs. Here is the code I am using. It will get the element.value right, but it doesn't focus on the element once the function exits.

function trigger(type,trigger,message, element)
{
switch (type)
{
case "number":
if (!isFloat(element.value))
{
window.alert(message);
element.focus();
}
break;
default:
document.alert("Fell through to default."
}
}

Ace21

 

[tsdragon]

Try adding element.select() as well. Sometimes that helps keep the focus where you want it. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[tleish]

What does the rest of the code look like?

What type of form element are you having trouble using focus() on? - tleish

 

[OSR]

tsDragon is correct!

You can use the select() method with the focus() method to highlight a field and position the cursor for a user response.