In Safari, using jQuery a Form Input Text Field does not receive focus after alert is displayed. Why
- by Rob
I have an ASPX web form. I use jQuery to simply my Javascript. I use a Javascript validation script to validate each of the form fields' values. If an error occurs, I popup an alert with an error message. Then I transfer focus to the underlying element.
Here are examples I have tried.
Using jQuery:
var Form_FieldDef = function(name) {
this.name = name;
this.SetFocus = function() {
$('#' + this.name)[0].focus();
}
this.Validate = function() {
var isvalid = true;
if ( $.trim($('#' + this.name).val()) == '') {
alert("Your entry is empty");
this.SetFocus();
isvalid = false;
}
return isvalid;
}
}
This works on IE7, IE8, Opera, Chrome, and Firefox. It does not work on Safari 4 on PC. I don't have a Mac.
So I changed the SetFocus method to this.
this.SetFocus = function() {
var fld = document.getElementById(this.name);
if (fld != null)
fld.focus();
}
This works on IE7, IE8, Opera, Chrome, and Firefox. It does not work on Safari 4 on PC.
I stepped through the code with VS 2008 debugger, and I'm calling the focus method on the underlying element.
