i have 8 text fields and two textareas in my form.i am trying to access all of them and check whether they are empty or not.But somehow the javascript i wrote is not working.here is the code:
javascript:
function textboxes(formobj)
{
var ip = formobj.getElementsByTagName('input');
for(var i=0; i<ip.length; i++)
{
if(ip[i].value == "")
{
alert("empty field");
ip[i].focus();
return false;
}
}
}
The id of the form is 'genform' and this is passed as an arguement to the above javascript code while the button is clikced :
HTML:
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Generate Questions"
onclick="return textboxes('genform'); return false;" />
This would be a lot easier with jQuery. Thats for another day :)
The onclick event handler passes the text 'genform' to your function. You have to grab the DOM element from this.
var ip = document.getElementById(formobj).getElementsByTagName('input');
Related
How can I reset a HTML form with JavaScript? My form actually contains PHP default value.
I used this to clear:
function reset(){
document.getElementById("moduleform_insert").reset();
}
It works perfectly when there is no <input value="0">.
Is there any method that can clear or I should grab each input value and one by one set to empty?
Hope someone would give some advice. Thanks.
You can use jQuery to do this.
function reset(){
jQuery("#moduleform_insert").val('');
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input id="moduleform_insert" value="0" />
<input type="button" onClick="reset();" value="Reset" />
And if you have multiple input elements, you can change above reset() function to this one, which will loop through all your input elements and set their value to empty (you can put container id or class in front of input jQuery(".container input") ):
function reset(){
jQuery("input").each(function(){
jQuery(this).val('');
});
}
It works perfectly when there is no .
Is there any method that can clear or I should grab each input value
and one by one set to empty?
This is how reset works
The HTMLFormElement.reset() method restores a form element's default
values. This method does the same thing as clicking the form's reset
button.
If you want to clear the values, then simply fetch them and clear them one by one
var form = document.getElementById("moduleform_insert");
var allNumberAndTextInputs = form.querySelectorAll("input[type='number'], input[type='text'] ");
Array.from( allNumberAndTextInputs ).forEach( function( ele ){
ele.value = ""; //set the value to empty
})
function reset() {
document.getElementById("Form").reset();
}
<form id="Form">
<input type="text">
<input type="button" onClick="reset();" value="Reset" />
</form>
var form = $('#myform');
form.find('input:text,textarea,select').val('');
form.find('input:radio,input:checkbox').each(function(){
this.checked = false;
});
This is the base code. You can add 'input:email', 'input:phone' and so on if you like. Or do something like this:
form.find('input').not(':hidden,:submit').val('');
I have a textfield:
Voornaam: <h3 class="title1">Kevin</h3>
<input type="text" id="myTextField1" />
<input type="submit" id="byBtn" value="Change" onclick="change1()"/><br/>
I can set a value of this using this function:
function change1(){
var myNewTitle = document.getElementById('myTextField1').value;
if( myNewTitle.length==0 ){
alert('Write Some real Text please.');
return;
}
var titles = document.getElementsByClassName('title1');
Array.prototype.forEach.call(titles,title => {
title.innerHTML = myNewTitle;
});
}
Now in my other page, I want to use the value. I know I can for example pass a value from one page to another like this:
<a href='convert.php?var=data'>converteren.</a>
And then for example show it by doing this in the other page:
echo $_GET['var'];
But I cant really seem to figure out how to use the value which I've set using my textfield.
So my goal for now is to display the value I've set using my textfield in the other page using the method I just described.
Basically all I want to happen is for my textfield to change the value inside here aswell:
<a href='convert.php?var=data'>converteren.</a>
So where data is the value, I want it to become what I've put in the textfield.
Could anybody provide me with an example?
I've altered a bit your javascript code to make the link as you want.
To explain the answer, i've added document.getElementById("myLink").href="convert.php?var=" + myNewTitle ; which updates your a href while your function runs and is not empty.
function change1(){
var myNewTitle = document.getElementById('myTextField1').value;
if( myNewTitle.length==0 ){
alert('Write Some real Text please.');
return;
}
document.getElementById("myLink").href="convert.php?var=" + myNewTitle ;
var titles = document.getElementsByClassName('title1');
Array.prototype.forEach.call(titles,title => {
title.innerHTML = myNewTitle;
});
}
<a id="myLink" href='#'>converteren.</a>
Wrap your inputs inside a form element.
In the action attribute, specify the destination url.
In the method attribute, choose between GET and POST.
For example:
<form method="GET" action="convert.php">
<input type="text" id="myTextField1" />
<input type="submit" id="byBtn" value="Change" onclick="change1()"/>
</form>
Clicking the submit button will call "convert.php?myTextField1={value}".
I have a very simple piece of Javascript that works perfectly onLoad, but I need it to work onChange.
My script;
<form action="" method="post" name="product_search">
<p><strong>Existing Part Number:</strong>
<input name="v_prodref" type="text" id="v_prodref" size="25" maxlength="25" onChange="searchValue()">
<input type="text" name="prodref" id="prodref">
<input type="submit" name="search_Submit" id="search_Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<div>
<%=(rs_ProductCheck.Fields.Item("prodref").Value)%>
// <%=(rs_ProductCheck.Fields.Item("proddesc").Value)%></div>
<script>
function searchValue() {
var add = "NW";
var c_ProdRef = document.getElementById('v_prodref');
if(c_ProdRef.search(/GST/i) == -1) {
n_ProdRef = c_ProdRef.concat(add) }
else {
n_ProdRef = c_ProdRef.replace(/GST/i,"NWGST") }
document.getElementById("prodref").value = n_ProdRef;
}
</script>
</form>
So, I enter a part number in the first text box, and I want my javascript to run and enter the new value in the second text box, but it doesn't seem to work.
What am I missing?
search does not exist on an HTMLInputElement. You need to use c_ProdRef.value.search.
(Actually, since you're using it in many places as a string, and never as an input, you probably intended to define c_ProdRef as var document.getElementById('v_prodref').value)
You would've seen this error on load as well.
you want onkeyup if it works perfectly onLoad, and you want to start typing in something in textbox 1 and the javascript to run, you dont want onchange
onchange triggers after blur of focused element
onkeyup triggers after you release a keyboard input
Thanks to everyone for their help. After a little tweaking I have managed to get my code working.
function myFunction() {
var add = "NW";
var c_ProdRef = document.getElementById('v_prodref').value;
if (c_ProdRef.search(/GST/i) == -1) {
n_ProdRef = c_ProdRef.concat(add)
} else {
n_ProdRef = c_ProdRef.replace(/GST/i, "NWGST")
}
document.getElementById("prodref").value = n_ProdRef;
}
Along with #indubitablee suggestion of onKeyup and specifying the .value of my first text field it all works.
Say I got a HTML form like below and want to pass the values in the textfields to JS variables.
<form name="testform" action="" method="?"
<input type="text" name="testfield1"/>
<input type="text" name="testfield2"/>
</form>
I've only passed values to variables in PHP before. When doing it in javascript, do I need a method? And the main question, how is it done?
Here are a couple of examples:
Javascript:
document.getElementById('name_of_input_control_id').value;
jQuery:
$("#name_of_input_control_id").val();
Basically you are extracting the value of the input control out of the DOM using Javascript/jQuery.
the answers are all correct but you may face problems if you dont put your code into a document.ready function ... if your codeblock is above the html part you will not find any input field with the id, because in this moment it doesnt exist...
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
var input = document.getElementById('name_of_input_control_id').value;
}, false);
jQuery
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
var input = $("#name_of_input_control_id").val();
});
You don't really need a method or an action attribute if you're simply using the text fields in Javascript
Add a submit button and an onsubmit handler to the form like this,
<form name="testform" onsubmit="return processForm(this)">
<input type="text" name="testfield1"/>
<input type="text" name="testfield2"/>
<input type="submit"/>
</form>
Then in your Javascript you could have this processForm function
function processForm(form) {
var inputs = form.getElementsByTagName("input");
// parse text field values into an object
var textValues = {};
for(var x = 0; x < inputs.length; x++) {
if(inputs[x].type != "text") {
// ignore anything which is NOT a text field
continue;
}
textValues[inputs[x].name] = inputs[x].value;
}
// textValues['testfield1'] contains value of first input
// textValues['testfield2'] contains value of second input
return false; // this causes form to NOT 'refresh' the page
}
Try the following in your "submit":
var input = $("#testfield1").val();
<form method="post" action="sendmail.php" name="Email_form">
Message ID <input type="text" name="message_id" /><br/><br/>
Aggressive conduct <input type="radio" name="conduct" value="aggressive contact" /><br/><br/>
Offensive conduct <input type="radio" name="conduct" value="offensive conduct" /><br/><br/>
Rasical conduct <input type="radio" name="conduct" value="Rasical conduct" /><br/><br/>
Intimidating conduct <input type="radio" name="conduct" value="intimidating conduct" /><br/><br/>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send Mail" onclick=validate() />
</form>
window.onload = init;
function init()
{
document.forms["Email_form"].onsubmit = function()
{
validate();
return false;
};
}
function validate()
{
var form = document.forms["Email_form"]; //Try avoiding space in form name.
if(form.elements["message_id"].value == "") { //No value in the "message_id"
box
{
alert("Enter Message Id");
//Alert is not a very good idea.
//You may want to add a span per element for the error message
//An div/span at the form level to populate the error message is also ok
//Populate this div or span with the error message
//document.getElementById("errorDivId").innerHTML = "No message id";
return false; //There is an error. Don't proceed with form submission.
}
}
}
</script>
Am i missing something or am i just being stupid?
edit***
sorry i should add! the problem is that i want the javascript to stop users going to 'sendmail.php' if they have not entered a message id and clicked a radio button... at the moment this does not do this and sends blank emails if nothing is inputted
You are using
validate();
return false;
...which means that the submit event handler always returns false, and always fails to submit. You need to use this instead:
return validate();
Also, where you use document.forms["Email form"] the space should be an underscore.
Here's a completely rewritten example that uses modern, standards-compliant, organised code, and works:
http://jsbin.com/eqozah/3
Note that a successful submission of the form will take you to 'sendmail.php', which doesn't actually exist on the jsbin.com server, and you'll get an error, but you know what I mean.
Here is an updated version that dumbs down the methods used so that it works with Internet Explorer, as well as includes radio button validation:
http://jsbin.com/eqozah/5
You forgot the underscore when identifying the form:
document.forms["Email_form"].onsubmit = ...
EDIT:
document.forms["Email_form"].onsubmit = function() {
return validate();
};
function validate() {
var form = document.forms["Email_form"];
if (form.elements["message_id"].value == "") {
alert("Enter Message Id");
return false;
}
var conduct = form.elements['conduct']; //Grab radio buttons
var conductValue; //Store the selected value
for (var i = 0; i<conduct.length; i++) { //Loop through the list and find selected value
if(conduct[i].checked) { conductValue = conduct[i].value } //Store it
}
if (conductValue == undefined) { //Check to make sure we have a value, otherwise fail and alert the user
alert("Enter Conduct");
return false;
}
return true;
}
return the value of validate. Validate should return true if your validation succeeds, and false otherwise. If the onsubmit function returns false, the page won't change.
EDIT: Added code to check the radio button. You should consider using a javascript framework to make your life easier. Also, you should remove the onclick attribute from your submit input button as validation should be handled in the submit even, not the button's click
Most obvious error, your form has name attribute 'Email_form', but in your Javascript you reference document.forms["Email form"]. The ironic thing is, you even have a comment in there not to use spaces in your form names :)