AW: [Javascript] Re: <select> focussieren

Tue Feb 8 06:58:29 CST 2005

Oh - also, sorry, just noticed:

getElementById() is a method of the document object, not of the form (as 
far as I'm aware), so instead of:

document.reparatur.getElementById("art").focus();

try:

document.getElementById("art").focus();

Matt

Michael Borchers wrote:
> hm, thanks, but it doesn't seem to work when loading the page.
> here is more of the code:
> 
> <form action="/software/reparaturen.php" method="post" name="reparatur" target="magh" onSubmit="self.close()">
> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
> document.reparatur.getElementById("art").focus();
> </script>
> 	  <select name="art" onChange="fahrzeugkauf()">
> 	    <option value=""></option>
> 	    <option value="A">A</option>
> 	    <option value="D">D</option>
> 	    <option value="I">I</option>
> 	    <option value="L">L</option>
> 	    <option value="T" selected>T</option>
> 	    <option value="Text">Text</option>
> 	    <option value="F">F</option>
> 	  </select>
> </form>
> 
> should the javascript start before the form or what else can be wrong?
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: Matt Barton [mailto:javascript at mattbarton.org]
>>Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Februar 2005 13:38
>>An: [JavaScript List]
>>Betreff: Re: [Javascript] Re: <select> focussieren
>>
>>
>>This is one way to do it:
>>
>>To ensure that the correct option is selected when the page 
>>loads then 
>>the html should resemble this:
>>
>><select id="theSelect">
>>	<option value="a">This should not be selected</option>
>>	<option value="b" selected>This SHOULD be selected</option>
>></select>
>>
>>It is the "selected" part of the correct <option> tag that makes it 
>>appear selected.
>>
>>To get the focus onto the select control, you've almost got it right. 
>>The javascript for the above example could be:
>>
>>document.getElementById("theSelect").focus();
>>
>>There's many similar ways to achieve the same thing though: 
>>this is just 
>>one.
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>
>>Michael Borchers wrote:
>>
>>>oh, sorry for that!
>>>
>>>i would like to focus a <select><option ... > field when 
>>>loading a form, so I can browse the options with the mouse 
>>
>>wheel f.e.,
>>
>>>but without using a onLoad() in the <body> tag, is that possible?
>>>
>>>document.formname.selectname.options.focus();
>>>
>>>did not work
>>>neither
>>>
>>>
>>
>>document.formname.selectname.options[document.formname.selectn
>>ame.selectedIndex].value.focus();
>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>>>>Von: 	Michael Borchers  
>>>>>Gesendet:	Dienstag, 8. Februar 2005 13:23
>>>>>An:	Javascript (E-Mail)
>>>>>Betreff:	<select> focussieren
>>>>>
>>>>>undzwar direkt beim aufruf des formulares ohne <body> tag, 
>>>>
>>>>geht das?
>>>
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