Setting Focus on an asp:textbox

[George Durzi]

I'm trying to set focus on an asp:textbox. I'm running this code after my
page_load

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append(@"<script language=javascript>");
sb.Append(@"<!--");
sb.Append(@"document.getElementById(txtUserName).f ocus();");
sb.Append(@"-->");
sb.Append(@"</script>");

if (!IsStartupScriptRegistered("LoginFocus"))
RegisterStartupScript("LoginFocus", sb.ToString());

If I View Source, I can confirm that the JavaScript is being outputed before
the </form> tag, but my control is not getting focus ...

Any idea?

[George Durzi]

As far as my understanding of RegisterStartupScript goes, this script is
rendered as the last thing before the </form> tag, so it's rendered AFTER
the text box was rendered.
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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That is because your script is running before the textbox has been rendered. Make this scrip the onload handler for the window object.

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm trying to set focus on an asp:textbox. I'm running this code after my page_load

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append(@"<script language=javascript>");
sb.Append(@"<!--");
sb.Append(@"document.getElementById(txtUserName).f ocus();");
sb.Append(@"-->");
sb.Append(@"</script>");

if (!IsStartupScriptRegistered("LoginFocus"))
RegisterStartupScript("LoginFocus", sb.ToString());

If I View Source, I can confirm that the JavaScript is being outputed

before

the </form> tag, but my control is not getting focus ...

Any idea?

[George Durzi]

Yes, and it's rendering at the end as defined by the RegisterStartupScript
method. In my first message, I posted

> If I View Source, I can confirm that the JavaScript is being outputed before
> the </form> tag, but my control is not getting focus ...
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I believe it is rendered in the beginning - not end.

The best way to check would be to look at the rendered HTML source -
wouldn't it?

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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As far as my understanding of RegisterStartupScript goes, this script is
rendered as the last thing before the </form> tag, so it's rendered AFTER the text box was rendered.
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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That is because your script is running before the textbox has been

rendered.

Make this scrip the onload handler for the window object.

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to set focus on an asp:textbox. I'm running this code

after my

> page_load
>
> StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
>
> sb.Append(@"<script language=javascript>");
> sb.Append(@"<!--");
> sb.Append(@"document.getElementById(txtUserName).f ocus();");
> sb.Append(@"-->");
> sb.Append(@"</script>");
>
> if (!IsStartupScriptRegistered("LoginFocus"))
> RegisterStartupScript("LoginFocus", sb.ToString());
>

>
> Any idea?
>
>

[George Durzi]

It worked. Very strange. the only think I changed was removing
sb.Append(@"<!--");
and
sb.Append(@"-->");

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Yes, and it's rendering at the end as defined by the RegisterStartupScript
method. In my first message, I posted

> > If I View Source, I can confirm that the JavaScript is being outputed > before
> > the </form> tag, but my control is not getting focus ...
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uD**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I believe it is rendered in the beginning - not end.

The best way to check would be to look at the rendered HTML source -
wouldn't it?

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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As far as my understanding of RegisterStartupScript goes, this script is rendered as the last thing before the </form> tag, so it's rendered

AFTER the text box was rendered.
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That is because your script is running before the textbox has been
rendered.
> Make this scrip the onload handler for the window object.
>
> "George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I'm trying to set focus on an asp:textbox. I'm running this code after my
> > page_load
> >
> > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> >
> > sb.Append(@"<script language=javascript>");
> > sb.Append(@"<!--");
> > sb.Append(@"document.getElementById(txtUserName).f ocus();");
> > sb.Append(@"-->");
> > sb.Append(@"</script>");
> >
> > if (!IsStartupScriptRegistered("LoginFocus"))
> > RegisterStartupScript("LoginFocus", sb.ToString());
> > >
> > Any idea?
> >
> >
>
>

[Marina]

Ah, sorry, was thinking of the RegisterClientScriptBlock method.

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Yes, and it's rendering at the end as defined by the RegisterStartupScript
method. In my first message, I posted

> > If I View Source, I can confirm that the JavaScript is being outputed > before
> > the </form> tag, but my control is not getting focus ...
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uD**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I believe it is rendered in the beginning - not end.

The best way to check would be to look at the rendered HTML source -
wouldn't it?

"George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uA**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

As far as my understanding of RegisterStartupScript goes, this script is rendered as the last thing before the </form> tag, so it's rendered

AFTER the text box was rendered.
"Marina" <zl*******@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That is because your script is running before the textbox has been
rendered.
> Make this scrip the onload handler for the window object.
>
> "George Durzi" <gdurzi@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I'm trying to set focus on an asp:textbox. I'm running this code after my
> > page_load
> >
> > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> >
> > sb.Append(@"<script language=javascript>");
> > sb.Append(@"<!--");
> > sb.Append(@"document.getElementById(txtUserName).f ocus();");
> > sb.Append(@"-->");
> > sb.Append(@"</script>");
> >
> > if (!IsStartupScriptRegistered("LoginFocus"))
> > RegisterStartupScript("LoginFocus", sb.ToString());
> > >
> > Any idea?
> >
> >
>
>