Prompt to submit - Javascript

Matthew

I have a form that the user can edit data in. However, there are a couple
of links on the page. The user can edit the data and click on a link, not
submitting the form.

Is there some code out there that will check to see if they changed the
form, and prompt them to submit it if they try to exit the page any other
way?

Perfect example:
www.windowsupdate.com
Using IE, scan for updates, then click "personalize windows update". Change
something on that list, then try to navigate away.

Matthew

Jul 20 '05 #1

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Juliette

Matthew wrote:

I have a form that the user can edit data in. However, there are a couple
of links on the page. The user can edit the data and click on a link, not
submitting the form.

Is there some code out there that will check to see if they changed the
form, and prompt them to submit it if they try to exit the page any other
way?

Perfect example:
www.windowsupdate.com
Using IE, scan for updates, then click "personalize windows update". Change
something on that list, then try to navigate away.

Matthew

Matthew,

You can use the onUnload event in combination with some form checks
which check the current value of the form fields against the default
values.
Not secure, not foolproof (you can easily turn off javascript), but it
will allow you to do what you ask.

Gr, J.

Jul 20 '05 #2

Matthew

Thanks.

This is just for my customers convenience; no "security" necessary.

Matthew

Jul 20 '05 #3

Matthew

Below is the code I wrote.

It seems to work properly. As I am a bit new to JavaScript, can somebody
take a look at the logic for inefficiencies?

I don't know a better way to do "function nocheck".

Also, is there a quick, easy way to submit the form "cart", then continue to
where they wanted to go originally?

Thanks for the help.

Matthew

Code:

<HEAD>
<script type="text/JavaScript">

</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY onUnload="changeform();">
<FORM method="post" name="cart" action="test.htm" onSubmit="nocheck();">

some code

</FORM>

some links

</BODY>

Jul 20 '05 #4

Dr John Stockton

JRS: In article <x9*****************@fe01.usenetserver.com>, seen in
news:comp.lang.javascript, Matthew <tu*************@alltel.net> posted
at Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:37:46 :-

function changeform() {
if (checkform())
{
return true
} else {
var confirmed = confirm("You have changed the quantity of an item.\nClick
OK to save your changes.");
if (confirmed == true) {
document.cart.submit();
return false
} else {
return true
}
return false
}
}

function changeform() {
if (checkform()) return true // else not needed after return
var confirmed = confirm("You have changed the quantity of an item." +
"\nClick OK to save your changes.");
if (confirmed) document.cart.submit() // ==true is normally pointless
return !confirmed }

I split the string in order to for News convention of margin 72; code
should NEVER be wrapped by a system that does not understand it.

The return statement is an EXIT statement; not like Result in Delphi,
which is a variable that can be accessed repeatedly.

While else is perfectly legal, nested else becomes hard to read. Some
teach that functions should only be exited at their ends; my view is
that their exits should be obvious - so the early return could be
commented // EARLY RETURN.

--
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Jul 20 '05 #5

Matthew

Thanks for looking at the code.

It looks much cleaner.

Matthew

Jul 20 '05 #6

Dr John Stockton

JRS: In article <x9*****************@fe01.usenetserver.com>, seen in
news:comp.lang.javascript, Matthew <tu*************@alltel.net> posted
at Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:37:46 :-

function checkform() {
if (document.cart.qty01.value != 8)
{
return false
}
if (document.cart.qty02.value != 7)
{
return false
}
if (document.cart.qty03.value != 6)
{
return false
}
if (document.cart.qty04.value != 4)
{
return false
}
return true
}

The following should be equivalent; but it seems a strange need :

function checkform() { return (
document.cart.qty01.value == 8 &&
document.cart.qty02.value == 7 &&
document.cart.qty03.value == 6 &&
document.cart.qty04.value == 4 ) }

function checkform() { with (document.cart) return (
qty01.value == 8 && qty02.value == 7 &&
qty03.value == 6 && qty04.value == 4 ) }

To turn off checking by function X, use global G

function X() {
if (G) return true // or false
<series-of-tests> }

function X() {
return G || <series-of-tests> }

function X() {
return G && <series-of-tests> }

The first and second return true if G is true; the third returns false
if G is false; in each case, without further tests. I think.

--
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<URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/> Jim Ley's FAQ for news:comp.lang.javascript
<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-index.htm> jscr maths, dates, sources.
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