Default Button

**SoftwareMaker** · Jan 29th, 2002, 08:10 PM

Hi all,

I understand that if I put a submit button on a page, that button becomes the default button (ie, just press enter and the submit button activates)

However, if i want to do some validation before I submit the form, I use an input=button. However, when I do that, that button doesnt receive the focus automatically and the use has to manually click on it.

The Q is, how do i enable the default status of a button just like it were a submit button ?

Thanks.

**Danial** · Jan 29th, 2002, 08:32 PM

HI SoftwareMaker,
You dont really have to use input button, you can use submit button to do your validation.

this is how i do my validation on most forms

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function validate()
{
   if (some condition)
   {
    alert(msg);
    return false;
    }

    if (another condition)
    {
    alert (msg);
    return false;

return true; 
//if the functions returns true then the form will 
//be submited otherwise the form wont be submited
}
 </script>
<body>

<form action="submit.asp" onsubmit="return validate()">

</form>
</body>
</html>

Hope this helps
Danial

**gigsvoo** · Jan 29th, 2002, 09:02 PM

Normally I used this codes to do the form focus and validation as well:

Code:

<SCRIPT ID=clientEventHandlersVBS LANGUAGE=vbscript>
<!--

Sub window_onload
	Login.txtLogin.focus()
End Sub


Sub submit1_onclick
	if len(login.txtPassword.value) < 6 then
		Login.txtPassword.value = ""
		msgbox "Password too short!"
		exit sub
	end if
	login.submit()
End Sub

-->
</SCRIPT>

**SoftwareMaker** · Jan 29th, 2002, 09:05 PM

Thanks guys for your tips.

Thanks Daniel...so you are saying that once the function return false, the form wont get submitted ?

**SoftwareMaker** · Jan 29th, 2002, 09:35 PM

Hi daniel,

I am sorry BUT it seems to me that the input type=submit doesnt have a onsubmit event, so how now ?

Thanks

**SoftwareMaker** · Jan 29th, 2002, 09:41 PM

OOppps...Sorry my fault,

I put on my glasses and actually saw that it is a form event not an input event. Sorry...

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