Setting focus on radio button

[Terry Murray]

Hi All:

I would like to know how to set the focus on a radio button (if it is
possible)

I tried button[0].focus() but with no luck

The reason that I need to do this is to validate a form. If the user does
not select a radio button I would like my validation code to set the focus
at the first radio button within the pair that was not selected that way
he/she does not have to look for it.

Thanks in advance
Terry

[kaeli]

Re: Setting focus on radio button

In article <nyEcb.120617$D Z.21199@news04. bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com> ,
tgmurray@rogers .com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> Hi All:
>
> I would like to know how to set the focus on a radio button (if it is
> possible)
>
> I tried button[0].focus() but with no luck
>[/color]

document.formna me.elements["radioname"][index].focus();

Radios are an array because they all have the same name.
The index goes from 0-(length -1).

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[Terry Murray]

Re: Setting focus on radio button

Thanks kaeli it seemed to work. Although the focus was only brought close
to the button. Actually the button did not really receive the focus.
Instead what happened was that the form was scrolled to an area that
contained the radio button.

Terry

"kaeli" <infinite.possi bilities@NOSPAM att.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.19dce3 4e42f6ce0098988 3@nntp.lucent.c om...[color=blue]
> In article <nyEcb.120617$D Z.21199@news04. bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com> ,
> tgmurray@rogers .com enlightened us with...[color=green]
> > Hi All:
> >
> > I would like to know how to set the focus on a radio button (if it is
> > possible)
> >
> > I tried button[0].focus() but with no luck
> >[/color]
>
> document.formna me.elements["radioname"][index].focus();
>
> Radios are an array because they all have the same name.
> The index goes from 0-(length -1).
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> ~kaeli~
> All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
> cannot make me happy.
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
> -------------------------------------------------[/color]

[kaeli]

Re: Setting focus on radio button

In article <vhGcb.122274$D Z.59829@news04. bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com> ,
tgmurray@rogers .com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> Thanks kaeli it seemed to work. Although the focus was only brought close
> to the button. Actually the button did not really receive the focus.
> Instead what happened was that the form was scrolled to an area that
> contained the radio button.
>[/color]

That is the expected behavior from what I understand. Otherwise, it
would be a click and would select it. Instead, it focuses on the radio
group (object) containing that element.

If someone knows otherwise, please correct me.

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cannot make me happy.

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