[thelist] Strange FF Behavior

[Ken Chase]

On 7/27/05, Burhan Khalid <thelist at meidomus.com> wrote:
> Hello All:
> 
>    I'm using some Ajax-like magic in one of my forms.  I have a link
> that  toggles the display of a div.  In this div, there is a button that
> triggers the javascript -- all this is encapsulated in another form.
> 
>    Everything works as expected in IE, but in FF, the button in the
> hidden div triggers a submit of the parent form, not the expected behavior.
> 
>    A very simple version of the form is :
> 
>    <form method="post" action="somefile.php">
>    <input type="text" name="somename" />
>    <input type="text" name="someothername" />
>    <input type="text" disabled="disabled" name="status" id="status" />
> 
>    <span onclick="toggle()">toggle</span>
>    <div id="toggle-div">
>      <input type="text" name="t-text">
>      <button id="updatebtn" onclick="dorequest()">Go</button>
>    </div>
>    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
>    </form>
> 
>    Initially, toggle-div is hidden (display:none), and toggle() unhides
> it.  Then dorequest() takes the value of t-text and passes it to the
> javascript function that does the remoting.  When a response is
> returned, toggle-div is hidden, and then "status" is updated with the
> response.
> 
>    In IE, this works great, in FF, when I hit the Go button, then entire
> form is submit, as if I clicked on Submit.
> 
>    Can anyone give me some pointers here?  I have checked my Javascript
> about 5 times, and it works great in both browsers with a simple form,
> but as soon as I 'nest' them (as above), FF starts acting up.  Using the
> latest FF and IE on Windows.
> 
> Thanks,
> Burhan

A shot in the dark...

Are you using the following at the end of said function to prevent the
form from submitting?

return false;

Ken Chase
Freelance Web Design
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