Pressing shift +tab does not give focus to previous (disabled) field

[sudha412]

hi guys.
i am facing one issue. For one text box field i have used fillowing code.
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function fnCheckNreStatus() {
    if(document.getElementsByName(boName+".CustomerNREFlg")[0].value == "N") {
        document.getElementsByName("3_AccountBO.DateOfBecomingNRE")[0].value='';
        setNextComp (boName+'.StaffFlag');
    }
 

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now if i am pressing shift +tab as setNextComp this method is used, the last field is not getting focused but the next one.
what should i do int his case if i want to focus last field.

PLEASE HELP ME..

[acoder]

Welcome to TSDN!

Wat does setNextComp do? Can you show the code for it?

[sudha412]

Welcome to TSDN!

Wat does setNextComp do? Can you show the code for it?

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function setNextComp (compName){
            if(compName != null){
                document.getElementsByName(compName)[0].focus();
            }
}
 

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in this three text boxes are involved. say for first text box i am selecting value from dropdown as "N" then the code i mentioned will disable the second textbox and move focus to next text box i.e. third textbox.
situation is if now i want to go back by pressing shift +tab..the second text box is checking the condtion and as code is written to move focus to next field (setNextComp) it is not going back to 1 textbox.

thanx in advance .. :)

[acoder]

You've disabled the second text box, so how can it have focus?

[sudha412]

You've disabled the second text box, so how can it have focus?

ya . i know but in this case how will i do it. ?

thnx. :)

[acoder]

ya . i know but in this case how will i do it. ?

Enable the field. That should allow it to receive focus.

[acoder]

Changed the thread title to better describe the problem.

[sudha412]

Changed the thread title to better describe the problem.

(Sorry guys i should have given all requirement info in my first post itself.as i am new in this world so it happned.)

the requrement is that the textbox should be disabled if user is selecting 'N' from previous field (dropdon) and focus should be moved to next tab..so to do this after selecting i am disabling this field and focus is shifted to next textbox. now if iam doing shift tab i am not able to focus this disabled tab.as earlier i had selected "N" and setNext method is called to focus next textbox.

[acoder]

the requrement is that the textbox should be disabled if user is selecting 'N' from previous field (dropdon) and focus should be moved to next tab..so to do this after selecting i am disabling this field and focus is shifted to next textbox. now if iam doing shift tab i am not able to focus this disabled tab.as earlier i had selected "N" and setNext method is called to focus next textbox.

Once you've given focus to the third textbox, enable the second one again. This will allow you to focus on it when pressing shift+tab from the third text box.