help with onclick submit

[John]

In an unnamed form, unnamed because it only submits an email address, I'm
trying to have the submit button clear the "e-mail" text value in the
textbox.

On the submit button I have the following:

onClick="if(thi s.form['e-mail'].value=='e-mail')this.form['e-mail'].value=''"

But it does not seem to work. Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[web.dev]

Re: help with onclick submit


John wrote:[color=blue]
> In an unnamed form, unnamed because it only submits an email address, I'm
> trying to have the submit button clear the "e-mail" text value in the
> textbox.
>
> On the submit button I have the following:
>
> onClick="if(thi s.form['e-mail'].value=='e-mail')this.form['e-mail'].value=''"
>
> But it does not seem to work. Any ideas or suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance![/color]

You are accessing the form elements incorrectly. Try the following
instead:

this.form.eleme nts['e-mail'].value

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1127939613 .355255.231240@ g47g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
>
> You are accessing the form elements incorrectly. Try the following
> instead:
>
> this.form.eleme nts['e-mail'].value
>[/color]

Thanks but it does not seem to work.

This here works:

<input type="text" name="email" value="e-mail"
onClick="if(thi s.value=='e-mail')this.valu e=''">

Then right below I have the line for my submit button as per your
suggestion:

<input type="submit" value="Go!"
onClick="if(thi s.form.elements['e-mail'].value=='e-mail')this.form .elements['e-mail'].value=''">

Unfortunately it's not working.

Any other ideas?

Thanks!

[web.dev]

Re: help with onclick submit


John wrote:[color=blue]
> "web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
> news:1127939613 .355255.231240@ g47g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=green]
> >
> > You are accessing the form elements incorrectly. Try the following
> > instead:
> >
> > this.form.eleme nts['e-mail'].value
> >[/color]
>
> Thanks but it does not seem to work.
>
> This here works:
>
> <input type="text" name="email" value="e-mail"
> onClick="if(thi s.value=='e-mail')this.valu e=''">
>
> Then right below I have the line for my submit button as per your
> suggestion:
>
> <input type="submit" value="Go!"
> onClick="if(thi s.form.elements['e-mail'].value=='e-mail')this.form .elements['e-mail'].value=''">
>
> Unfortunately it's not working.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks![/color]

Sorry for the confusion, when you first posted I had thought the name
of your input element was "e-mail". Try the same solution this time
replacing 'e-mail' with 'email':

this.form.eleme nts['email'].value

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1127941698 .833670.107860@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
>
> Sorry for the confusion, when you first posted I had thought the name
> of your input element was "e-mail". Try the same solution this time
> replacing 'e-mail' with 'email':
>
> this.form.eleme nts['email'].value
>[/color]

Thanks but it's still not working...

[web.dev]

Re: help with onclick submit


John wrote:[color=blue]
> "web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
> news:1127941698 .833670.107860@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=green]
> >
> > Sorry for the confusion, when you first posted I had thought the name
> > of your input element was "e-mail". Try the same solution this time
> > replacing 'e-mail' with 'email':
> >
> > this.form.eleme nts['email'].value
> >[/color]
>
> Thanks but it's still not working...[/color]

The current action is still submitting the form. The onClick even
expects a boolean value to be returned. To see the expected result you
are looking for, do the following:

<input type="submit" value="Go!"
onClick="if(thi s.form.elements['email'].value=='email' ){this.form.ele ments['email'].value='';}
return false;">

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1127942979 .250346.74860@g 44g2000cwa.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> The current action is still submitting the form. The onClick even
> expects a boolean value to be returned. To see the expected result you
> are looking for, do the following:
>
> <input type="submit" value="Go!"
> onClick="if(thi s.form.elements['email'].value=='email' ){this.form.ele ments['email'].value='';}
> return false;">
>[/color]

Thanks, it makes sense, but it's still not working. I tried changing the
value from email to e-mail as that's the value in the previous statement is
but still nothing.

[Mick White]

Re: help with onclick submit

John wrote:[color=blue]
> In an unnamed form, unnamed because it only submits an email address, I'm
> trying to have the submit button clear the "e-mail" text value in the
> textbox.
>
> On the submit button I have the following:
>
> onClick="if(thi s.form['e-mail'].value=='e-mail')this.form['e-mail'].value=''"
>
> But it does not seem to work. Any ideas or suggestions?
>[/color]


What do you expect to happen when you click the submit button? You want
to submit the email value, don't you?
Mick

[Lee]

Re: help with onclick submit

web.dev said:[color=blue]
>
>
>John wrote:[color=green]
>> "web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
>> news:1127941698 .833670.107860@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=darkred]
>> >
>> > Sorry for the confusion, when you first posted I had thought the name
>> > of your input element was "e-mail". Try the same solution this time
>> > replacing 'e-mail' with 'email':
>> >
>> > this.form.eleme nts['email'].value
>> >[/color]
>>
>> Thanks but it's still not working...[/color]
>
>The current action is still submitting the form. The onClick even
>expects a boolean value to be returned. To see the expected result you
>are looking for, do the following:
>
><input type="submit" value="Go!"
>onClick="if(th is.form.element s['email'].value=='email' ){this.form.ele ments['email'].value='';}
>return false;">[/color]

Better:

Never, ever, use the onclick handler of a submit button.
Use the onsubmit handler of the form tag, instead.

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"Mick White" <mwhite13BOGUS@ rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
news:hnE_e.9291 $7b6.6076@twist er.nyroc.rr.com ...
[color=blue]
>
> What do you expect to happen when you click the submit button? You want
> to submit the email value, don't you?
> Mick[/color]

Yes, but not if the email value == the initial value "e-mail"

In other words, I don't want an email address called "e-mail" to be
submitted so, so when they try to hit submit, the words "e-mail" go away
from the textfield.

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:dhf2pv02ok 4@drn.newsguy.c om...[color=blue]
>
> Better:
>
> Never, ever, use the onclick handler of a submit button.
> Use the onsubmit handler of the form tag, instead.
>[/color]

Only problem with that is that the user never sees the text "e-mail"
disappear if it has to be submitted. Rather, I'd want them to see the text
disappear when they click on the submit button.This way, if the form is
submitted, then a blank address gets emailed instead of "email" being
submitted as an email address.

[ASM]

Re: help with onclick submit

John a écrit :[color=blue]
> "web.dev" <web.dev.cs@gma il.com> wrote in message
> news:1127942979 .250346.74860@g 44g2000cwa.goog legroups.com...[color=green]
>>
>><input type="submit" value="Go!"
>>onClick="if(t his.form.elemen ts['email'].value=='email' ){this.form.ele ments['email'].value='';}
>>return false;">[/color]
>
> Thanks, it makes sense, but it's still not working. I tried changing the
> value from email to e-mail as that's the value in the previous statement is
> but still nothing.[/color]

<form action="foo.htm "
onsubmit="if(th is.email.value= ='e-mail'){
this.email.valu e='';
return false;
}
else
return true;">
<input type=text name="email" value="e-mail">
<input type=submit value=GO>
</form>

--
Stephane Moriaux et son [moins] vieux Mac

[Lee]

Re: help with onclick submit

John said:[color=blue]
>
>
>"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
>news:dhf2pv02o k4@drn.newsguy. com...[color=green]
>>
>> Better:
>>
>> Never, ever, use the onclick handler of a submit button.
>> Use the onsubmit handler of the form tag, instead.
>>[/color]
>
>Only problem with that is that the user never sees the text "e-mail"
>disappear if it has to be submitted. Rather, I'd want them to see the text
>disappear when they click on the submit button.This way, if the form is
>submitted, then a blank address gets emailed instead of "email" being
>submitted as an email address.[/color]

Well, if you're not actually submitting anything, don't freaking use
a submit button. Use a regular button.

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:dhf78d04f5 @drn.newsguy.co m...
[color=blue]
> Well, if you're not actually submitting anything, don't freaking use
> a submit button. Use a regular button.
>[/color]

It *is* submitting something, an email address. But if the email address is
"email" I want it blank.

[John]

Re: help with onclick submit


"ASM" <stephanemoriau x.NoAdmin@wanad oo.fr.invalid> wrote in message
news:433b1d75$0 $1000$8fcfb975@ news.wanadoo.fr ...[color=blue]
>
> <form action="foo.htm "
> onsubmit="if(th is.email.value= ='e-mail'){
> this.email.valu e='';
> return false;
> }
> else
> return true;">
> <input type=text name="email" value="e-mail">
> <input type=submit value=GO>
> </form>[/color]


Thanks! :-)