Hi,
I have a textbox with the words "Enter your name here" inserted as default
text - At the moment, to remove this the user must highlight all the text
and delete before they type in their name - I've seen sites where all this
text dissapears as soon as the user clicks on it - how do I do that ?
Thanks
Jane
Nov 20 '05
10  9052 
Did I not mention that little detail, my apologies, its confusing enough
finding the right newsgroup !!
Anyway, I'm working now, so Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !!
Jane
"Philip Rieck" <st***@mckraken .com> wrote in message
news:ey******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... AhHa! it's a web application. That makes it a different beast:
The GotFocus event doesn't really make sense in a web application, since
the events in your VB.NET code are fired on the server side, not the client
side. To do this, you need to use some javascript.
Try this instead:
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<HTML>
<script runat="server">
Private Sub Page_PreRender( ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.PreRende r
TextBox1.Attrib utes.Add("onFoc us", "removeText ('" & TextBox1.Client Id &
"');")
End Sub
</script>
<script language=javasc ript>
function removeText( clientId)
{
document.getEle mentById( clientId).value = '';
}
</script>
<body>
<form Id="frmForm1" runat="server">
<p>
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server" BorderStyle="So lid">
Enter your name here</asp:TextBox>
</p>
</form>
</body>
</HTML>
"Jane Sharpe" <JS**@hotmail.c om> wrote in message
news:bu******** **@titan.btinte rnet.com... Thanks for all this help, but I just CANT get this all to gel.
With this test code, I get the error
BC30590: Event 'GotFocus' cannot be found.
Heres my test code:-
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<script runat="server">
Private WithEvents TextBox1 As TextBox
Private Sub TextBox1_GotFoc us(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles TextBox1.GotFoc us
If TextBox1.Text = "Enter your name here" Then
TextBox1.Text = ""
End If
End Sub
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form Id="frmForm1" runat="server">
<p>
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"
BorderStyle="So lid"Enter your name here</asp:TextBox>
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
"Dominique Vandensteen" <domi.vds_inser t@tralala_tenfo rce.com> wrote in
message news:O2******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... when defining your textbox add withevents keyword:
private WithEvents myTextbox As TextBox
other solution:
private myTextbox As TextBox
Public Sub New()
addHandler myTextbox.GotFo cus, AddressOf TextBox1_GotFoc us
End Sub
Private Sub TextBox1_GotFoc us(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s)
...
End Sub
or something that looks alike ;-)
"Jane Sharpe" <JS**@hotmail.c om> wrote in message
news:bu******** **@titan.btinte rnet.com...
> And there probably lies my problem, I'm not developing in studio,
just > writing code !
>
> "Philip Rieck" <st***@mckraken .com> wrote in message
> news:uj******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
> > To create the "GotFocus" handler automatically, do this: drag your
textbox
> > to the form, and give it a name (in the designer). The default
name will
> be
> > TextBox1 for the first text box.
> >
> > Go to the code view, and in the left-hand dropdown just above the
code, > > select "TextBox1", or whatever you named it. Then in the
righ-hand > > dropdown, select the "GotFocus" item (it will have a little lightning bolt
> > next to it). This will create the Shell of the event handler.
> >
> > In the code I sent, it assumes that the text box was named
TextBox1. If > it
> > wasnt, change the part that says
> > ... "Handles TextBox1.GotFoc us "
> > To "Handles TheRealNameOfMy TextBox.GotFocu s".
> >
> > By named, I mean this : in the designer of your form, select the text box.
> > Look in the properties window and find the "(name)" property.
Whatever is
> > entered there is the "name" of the text box that I keep referring to. > >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jane Sharpe" <JS**@hotmail.c om> wrote in message
> > news:bu******** **@sparta.btint ernet.com...
> > > Thanks, I was going to ask for a pointer..... now I'm going to
ask for > > > another !
> > >
> > > I get this error...
> > >
> > > Handles clause requires a WithEvents variable
> > >
> > > Jane
> > >
> > > "Philip Rieck" <st***@mckraken .com> wrote in message
> > > news:eH******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > While I probably wouldn't normally hardcode a string literal,
this > > should
> > > > give you the idea to get started.
> > > >
> > > > Private Sub TextBox1_GotFoc us(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e
As > > > > System.EventArg s) Handles TextBox1.GotFoc us
> > > > If TextBox1.Text = "Enter your name here" Then
> > > > TextBox1.Text = ""
> > > > End If
> > > > End Sub
> > > >
> > > > Or, to keep the default text there until they start typing:
> > > > Private Sub TextBox1_GotFoc us(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e
As > > > > System.EventArg s) Handles TextBox1.GotFoc us
> > > > If TextBox1.Text = "Enter your name here" Then
> > > > TextBox1.Select All()
> > > > End If
> > > > End Sub
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jane Sharpe" <JS**@hotmail.c om> wrote in message
> > > > news:bu******** **@hercules.bti nternet.com...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a textbox with the words "Enter your name here"
inserted as > > > default
> > > > > text - At the moment, to remove this the user must highlight
all the
> > > text
> > > > > and delete before they type in their name - I've seen sites
where > all
> > > this
> > > > > text dissapears as soon as the user clicks on it - how do I
do that
> ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Jane
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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