Javascript -- confused on the return false -- simple validate function?

[KathyB]

Hi.

I have an hmtl page with a function to see if there are any input text
boxes. If so, that means a user did not complete them (once entered,
my xsl stylesheet makes them text instead of text input boxes, so
there should be NO input boxes when the user is clicking the FINISH
button. However, the FINISH button script still indicates that input
boxes exist...new to this...return false issue? Is there a better way
to do this? I also need to send a querystring or form collection for
(hidden_birth2. aspx?finish=yes ). I couldn't get the script right to
open the page with querystring from the function, so I ended up doing
it with this <form> element...proba bly not the best way. Any help
appreciated! Thanks. Kathy

function CheckInput()
{
var cnAll = document.all;
for (var i=0;i<cnAll.len gth;i++)
{
if(cnAll(i).tag Name=='INPUT')
{
alert("You must first complete and SAVE all user inputs!");
return false; }
}
}

HTML snippet:

<form action="Hidden_ Birth2.aspx" method="post" onsubmit="retur n
CheckInput();">
<input type="Submit" name="finish" value="FINISH">
<b>Click the FINISH button when work instruction is complete.</b>
</form>

[Chris Leonard]

Re: Javascript -- confused on the return false -- simple validate function?

>[color=blue]
> HTML snippet:
>
> <form action="Hidden_ Birth2.aspx" method="post" onsubmit="retur n
> CheckInput();">[/color]

I think you need the capital S for it to work ......... but I could be wrong

onSubmit="retur n validate();"

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: Javascript -- confused on the return false -- simple validate function?

"Chris Leonard" <c.leonardNOSPA M@btinternet.co m> writes:
[color=blue]
> I think you need the capital S for it to work ......... but I could be wrong
>
> onSubmit="retur n validate();"[/color]

You are wrong.
In HTML, the case of the letters doesn't matter.
In XHTML, and in Javascript, the on<event> handlers are written in
all lower case.

/L
--
Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
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'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'

[asdf asdf]

Re: Javascript -- confused on the return false -- simple validate function?

Are you sure your for loop isn't detecting the "input type submit" ?

Might be worth checking the cnAll(i).type as well.

Also, I think your event handler might need to return true.

Hope that helps,
Ron

[Kathy Burke]

Re: Javascript -- confused on the return false -- simple validate function?

Ugh, just realized that I should have other input boxes just not
type=TEXT boxes...could someone help me with testing for input elements
where type=TEXT?

Thanks!

Kathy

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