[Javascript] Keypress and a name jump

[Mike Dougherty]

if you have the anchor an id you could also do this (i think/untested)

var obj = document.getElementById("jumptoId");
if (obj) { try{ obj.focus() } catch(e){ /* oops */ } }

ok, it's not pretty but it is fairly defensive



On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:03:59 +0100
  Guillaume <javascript at webdesignofficina.com> wrote:
> Sorry this is a recall... I feel realy sorry if this one is disturbing your inbox...
> 
> I can't believe no one has an answer:
> 
> I'm using the function below to detect a keypress and I'd like also when this key is pressed to 
>jump to a <a name="thereUgo"> in my document...
> Just as you would jump to a content <a name="thereUgo"> when you click on a <a 
>href="#thereUgo>... Except that I try to do this with the keypress script below...
> 
> Any ressource to point or solution to suggest ?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Guillaume.
> 
> Here's the keypress script I use:
> 
> 
> function getKey(e){
> 
>   if (e == null) { // ie
> 
>       keycode = event.keyCode;
> 
>   } else { // mozilla
> 
>       keycode = e.which;
> 
>   }
> 
>   key = String.fromCharCode(keycode).toLowerCase();
> 
>  
>   if(key == 't'){ myFunction(); }
> 
> 
> return false; }
> 
> }
>