I'm trying to get started with AJAX and having a problem..

[Bob Smith]

I'm trying to set the focus to the first (and only} field on a search
form and having no luck.
From searching with google, I came up with:

javascript_tag("Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
var firstForm = $A(document.getElementsByTagName('search'))[0];
Form.focusFirstElement(firstForm);} );")

no response, though. Please help

Bob

[Hassan Schroeder]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Bob Smith <bsm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to set the focus to the first (and only} field on a search
> form and having no luck.

> javascript_tag("Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {

>  var firstForm = $A(document.getElementsByTagName('search'))[0];

For one thing, there is no HTML tag named "search"; you're probably
looking for an "input" ... :-)

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[Bob Smith]

Found the answer. I was making it much too complicated..

$("search").focus();

did just fine

Bob

[Bob Smith]

or

<%= javascript_tag('$("search").focus();') %>


as part of a view..


Bob

[Marnen Laibow-Koser]

Bob Smith wrote:
> or
>
> <%= javascript_tag('$("search").focus();') %>
>
>
> as part of a view..
>
>
> Bob

But never do that. JavaScript works best when it's in separate files,
not mixed with HTML.

Best,
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http://www.marnen.org
mar...@marnen.org

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