Javascript Focus Command

Hi All,

I have a form with multiple text boxes. I want to have one validation
routine, and, if something fails, I'd like to put the focus in that
text box.

So, how can I 'remember' which text box I came from, so I know which to
send the focus back to? They all have different names, but I do not
want to code something like this for every text box:

function datevalidation(entered, alertbox) {;
with (entered) {;
if (value==\"?\");
{if (alertbox!=\"\") {alert(alertbox);} return false;};
else {return true;};
};
};

if (emailvalidation(Email1,\"Illegal E-mail\")==false) {Email1.focus();
return false;};

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

JRS: In article <1133903068.176115.17850@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
dated Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:04:28 local, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript,
amerar@iwc.net posted :
[color=blue]
>I have a form with multiple text boxes. I want to have one validation
>routine, and, if something fails, I'd like to put the focus in that
>text box.
>
>So, how can I 'remember' which text box I came from, so I know which to
>send the focus back to? They all have different names, but I do not
>want to code something like this for every text box:
>
>function datevalidation(entered, alertbox) {;
>with (entered) {;
>if (value==\"?\");
>{if (alertbox!=\"\") {alert(alertbox);} return false;};
>else {return true;};
>};
>};
>
>if (emailvalidation(Email1,\"Illegal E-mail\")==false) {Email1.focus();
>return false;};
>
>Any suggestions?[/color]

<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm#VFF>, but start reading
at the beginning of the page.

Also, ==false is silly; see ! in
<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-logic.htm#OO>, ditto.

<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-other.htm#Dbg> : Code should be
indented, by a couple of spaces per level, to show the logical
structure.

There's no point is having an else after an if ... return.

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