JavaScript - Why Isn't My Form Clearing?

I'm trying to have a textbox clear after it has been filled and submitted.
this is my form look....
Code:

<form action="" name="webForm" id="webForm">
<div id="title0" class="pageTitle">Enter Student Dropping A Course: </div>
<div id="fieldName">Name: <input type="text" id="fName" name="fName" size="40" maxlength="60" /></div>
<div id="button"><input type="button" value="Add Latest Student To Drop A Course" onclick="addRecord()" /></div>
</form>

Sooo...in my javascript i'm coding it like this but for somereason it's not working
Code:

function resetForm() {//clear the value in the txt field
    document.getElementsById("fName").value = "";
    
    }

and i have it called from another function here...
Code:

function addRecord() {
            var old = XMLdoc.getElementsByTagName("studentName")[0];  //Declare var old and set it's value to the elements by tag name
            var clone = old.cloneNode(true);
            removeWhiteSpaceNodes(clone);
            clone.childNodes[0].nodeValue = webForm.elements[0].value; // set clone to value entered by user in text field
            XMLdoc.documentElement.appendChild(clone); //append the clone to the document object
            displayStudents();
            resetForm();

....
any help? ..Much thanks Everyone!

I need to clear the default value from a textarea when a user clicks on the textarea and then replace it if the user clicks away from the textarea without modifying it. I have managed to accomplish this with the textfields in my forms but I am struggling to get the textarea element to mimic this behavior.

Here is the script I am using:

Code:

addEvent(window, 'load', init, false);

function init() {
    var formInputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
    for (var i = 0; i < formInputs.length; i++) {
        var theInput = formInputs[i];
        
        if (theInput.type == 'text' && theInput.className.match(/\binput\b/)) {  
            /* Add event handlers */          
            addEvent(theInput, 'focus', inputText, false);
            addEvent(theInput, 'blur', replaceDefaultText, false);
            
            /* Save the current value */
            if (theInput.value != '') {
                theInput.defaultText = theInput.value;
            }
        }
    }
}

function inputText(e) {
    var target = window.event ? window.event.srcElement : e ? e.target : null;
    if (!target) return;
    
    if (target.value == target.defaultText) {
        target.value = '';
    }
}

function replaceDefaultText(e) {
    var target = window.event ? window.event.srcElement : e ? e.target : null;
    if (!target) return;
    
    if (target.value == '' && target.defaultText) {
        target.value = target.defaultText;
    }
}

HTML:
[HTML]
<form action="#">
<fieldset>
<legend></legend>
<input type="text" value="Your Name" id="name" class="input" />
<label for="name">Name Required</label><br/>
<input type="text" value="Your Email" id="email" class="input"/>
<label for="email">E-mail Required</label><br/>
<input type="text" value="Your Website" id="website" class="input"/>
<label for="website">Website</label>
<textarea rows="15" cols="71">Your Message Goes Here.</textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Submit Comment" class="button" />
</fieldset>
</form>
[/HTML]

I am really just trying to get this form to behave the way all other forms on the internet work- where text clears when a user clicks on a form element and replaces itself if the user doesn't enter new text. I have it working on the text field but no the textarea. Help!

ok, i'm sure you all will laugh at this, but it seems really bizzario to me.

i have two small routines worked out.
routine G gets a value out of the db and brings it back to the browser script.
routine P puts a value into the db from the browser script.
they both run fine.

but.........
you have to turn the browser totally off and restart it after retrieving a value out of the db (?) why? is this some kind of "clear memory" i need to be doing. its like the last value i retrieved thru the server is stuck in memory and keeps coming up, and it won't flush out until i turn the browser off and restart it.

is this a Javascript problem or a PHP problem?

i dont' have a clue, maybe i need to somehow flush the memory in the PHP file after i echo() back the result.? is that normal?

thanks,
Paul

This is some of the script that I have and it works well. The story is that I have a drop down list and depending on the selection a different set of text is displayed below the list.

Code:

	if (Val == "general")
		{
		document.getElementById('Link0').innerHTML="<font size=2><a Href='http://www.web1.com/'>web 1</a>"
		document.getElementById('Link1').innerHTML="<font size=2><a Href='http://www.web2.com/'>web 2</a>"

However when the selection runs this part of the code:-

Code:

	if (Val == "duties")
		{
		document.getElementById('Link0').innerHTML=""
		document.getElementById('Link1').innerHTML="<font size=2><a Href='http://www.web2.com/'>web3</a>"

The "web 3" text is placed under where the 'Link0' text would have been if there had been some. So basically what I need to do is set the 'Link0' text to nothing and have the 'Link1' text sit in its place.

I know I could just put the 'Link1' text in the 'Link0' element but I have other controls on the screen that mean I need to run it as it is.

I hope that is clear, cheers Daniel.

Hi there, this is my first post.

I'm very new to javascript and have been programming a "beer counter" that simply counts +1 into a text object after every click. After I got this to work I copied the code in order to make a clear button / function. I've been having problems, even though the code seems to be identical. This is likely an obvious question, pardon my inexperience.


<html>
<head>
<title>Beer Counter</title></head>
<body><script language="Javascript">

var beers = 0
var output =""

function beer()
{
beers = beers + 1
output = document.getElementById('output')
output.value = beers
}

function clear()
{
beers = 0
output = document.getElementById('output')
output.value = beers
}

</script>

<input type='button' value='Crush' onclick='beer()'; /> Beer count:</input>
<input type='text' id='output' name='output'; /><br/>
<input type='button' value='Clear' onclick='clear()'; />
</body>
</html>

I'm working with datepickers to select a date range for my travel site (so they are a departure date and a return date). There are two datepickers and I can't get the min date on the first calendar set to today, and I also can't figure out how to get the date fields to clear if the user clicks the browsers refresh button - please help!

Here's the javascript code I'm currently trying to run:
$(function() {
var dates = $("#datepicker1, #datepicker2").datepicker({
defaultDate: '',
minDate: '+0m +0w +0d', // this isn't working to set the earliest selectable date to today
maxDate: '+0m +0w +365d', // but oddly enough this one works to make sure users can't select a date farther than a year out
numberOfMonths: 2,
beforeShow: function() {
var other = this.id == "from" ? "#datepicker2" : "#datepicker1";
var option = this.id == "from" ? "maxDate" : "minDate";
var selectedDate = $(other).datepicker('getDate');

$(this).datepicker("option", option, selectedDate);
}
}).change(function(){
var other = this.id == "from" ? "#datepicker2" : "#datepicker1";
if($('#datepicker1').datepicker('getDate') > $('#datepicker2').datepicker('getDate'))
$(other).datepicker('setDate', $(this).datepicker('getDate'));
});
});

// this is the function I wrote to try to clear the fields when browser refresh is clicked but it doesn't do anything
function clearInp() {
document.getElementById('datepicker1').value = "";
document.getElementById('datepicker2').value = "";
}


Here's the corresponding HTML code:
<form method="POST" name="myForm2" class="calendars">
<input id="datepicker1" type="text" name="departure_date" class="dates" size="15" maxlength="25" />
to
<input id="datepicker2" type="text" name="return_date" class="dates" size="15" maxlength="25" />
</form>

Thanks in advance!

Hi-

I have a table with numerous textareas that I am able to clear once - the first time the textarea is clicked the default value is cleared and everything is OK.

However, at a certain point the user might press a 'Clear' button linked to a function I wrote to reset the values back to the defaults. At this point clicking into the textarea does not clear it.

Below is a typical textarea:

Code:

<textarea rows= "2" cols="15" class="Klabel" id="ta5" onfocus="this.value=''; this.onfocus=null; setbg_color('ta5','#EFA746')" onchange="setbg_color('ta5', '#EBF5FF')">
Type a label
</textarea>

Below are the relevant functions.
The Clear function mentioned above just runs 'setbg_color' and 'set_value' for each textarea and sets them to the defaults.

Code:

function setbg_color(id, color){
	document.getElementById(id).style.background=color;
}
function set_value(id, celltype){
	document.getElementById(id).value=celltype;
	}

Is there anyway to essentially reverse the effects of the this.onfocus=null; statement? I tried something like this.onfocus=true; but that didn't work.

An update - I haven't answered the reversing null question but an acceptable solution is to reload the page from within javascript as per http://www.mediacollege.com/internet...ge/reload.html

Thanks -Jim

ps - As part of my research I came across this http://mvied.com/blog/unobtrusive-input-clear-focus/ which does a smoother job of clearing the textareas but does not solve my question.

I type something on the current textarea/input and all the values get removed after I add another field. Is there a solution?


Code:

<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
//Add more fields dynamically.
function addField(area,field,limit) {
	if(!document.getElementById) return; //Prevent older browsers from getting any further.
	var field_area = document.getElementById(area);
	var all_inputs = field_area.getElementsByTagName("input"); //Get all the input fields in the given area.
	//Find the count of the last element of the list. It will be in the format '<field><number>'. If the 
	//		field given in the argument is 'friend_' the last id will be 'friend_4'.
	var last_item = all_inputs.length - 1;
	var last = all_inputs[last_item].id;
	var count = Number(last.split("_")[1]) + 1;
	
	//If the maximum number of elements have been reached, exit the function.
	//		If the given limit is lower than 0, infinite number of fields can be created.
	if(count > limit && limit > 0) return;
 	
	 //Older Method
		
		field_area.innerHTML += "<li><textarea id='steps' name='steps[]' rows='5' cols='40'></textarea><br /><input id='steps_image' name='steps_image[]' /></li>";
	
}
//-->
</script>


<ol id="steps_area"><li>
<textarea id='steps' name='steps[]' rows='5' cols='40'></textarea><br /><input id='steps_image' name='steps_image[]' />
</li>
</ol>

<input type="button" value="Add" onclick="addField('steps_area','',15);"/>

Hello

I've been struggling trying to get a small order form to work the way I want it to. Here is a link to the live page:
http://www.watphotos.com/introductio...otography.html

And here is the code in question:

Code:

<script src="js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> 
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> 
 $(document).ready(function(){
	var initial	= 0
	var total = 0;
	var services = 0;
	function addServices()
	{
		initial = 150
		total = initial
		services = 0;
		$("input:checked").each(function(){
			value = $(this).attr("value");		
			services += parseInt(value);
		});
	}
	$(function()
	{
		addServices();
		total += services;
		$("form").before('<p class="price"></p>')		
		$("p.price").text("Total Price: US$" + total);
	});
 	$("input:radio, input:checkbox").click(function () {
		addServices();
		total += services
		$("p.price").text("Total Price: US$" + total);
    });
 
 });
 
</script>

I have two questions...

Question 1
How can I make this piece of script act a little smarter. Look at the order form, I'm catering for up to 4 people and providing lunch for them. If they select 3 people and the spaghetti bol for lunch, it's only adding $10 where it should be adding $30. Obviously this is simple multiplication but since the values in my form are prices it makes it a little tricky.
I'm guessing an onselect on the first part of the form which changes the pricing of the other items would be the way to go, but how do I do this?

Question 2
The "Total Price" is placed before the <form> tag by the script. This is ok but it's not where I want it. How can I position this text elsewhere in the document?

Thanks in advance!

I've literally tried everything. Read 26 tutorials, interchanged code, etc.

My validation functions all work. My AJAX functions work (tested manually using servlet URL's).

The second servlet validates the reCaptcha form that's generated on my webpage. After the form is validated, even if everything's correct, nothing happens upon clicking submit. I even have an alert pop up if with the captcha result, just for middle-layer debugging purposes.

I want to do all of my validation clientside; none serverside. However, going to be tough if I can't get my god damn form to submit. I've been puzzled by this for close to 36 hours straight. I can't see, and I'm going to get some rest and hope that there is some useful insight on my problem when I return.

html form:
Code:

<form id="f1" name="form1" onsubmit="validate_form(this); return false;" action="register" method="post">
        <table cellspacing="5" style="border: 2px solid black;">
            <tr>
                <td valign="top">
                    <table cellspacing="5">
                        <tr>
                            <td>*First name</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_one"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="fn" name="fn" onBlur="validate_one();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Last name</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_two"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="ln" name="ln" onBlur="validate_two();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Email address</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="result"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="mailfield" name="email" onBlur="startRequest();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Phone number</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_three"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="pn" name="pn" onBlur="validate_three();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*City/Town</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_four"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="c" name="c" onBlur="validate_four();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <select name="s">
                                    <option value="AL">Alabama
                                    <option value="AK">Alaska
                                    <option value="AZ">Arizona
                                    <option value="AR">Arkansas
                                    <option value="CA">California
                                    <option value="CO">Colorado
                                    <option value="CT">Connecticut
                                    <option value="DE">Delaware
                                    <option value="FL">Florida
                                    <option value="GA">Georgia
                                    <option value="HI">Hawaii
                                    <option value="ID">Idaho
                                    <option value="IL">Illinois
                                    <option value="IN">Indiana
                                    <option value="IA">Iowa
                                    <option value="KS">Kansas
                                    <option value="KY">Kentucky
                                    <option value="LA">Louisiana
                                    <option value="ME">Maine
                                    <option value="MD">Maryland
                                    <option value="MA">Massachusetts
                                    <option value="MI">Michigan
                                    <option value="MN">Minnesota
                                    <option value="MS">Mississippi
                                    <option value="MO">Missouri
                                    <option value="MT">Montana
                                    <option value="NE">Nebraska
                                    <option value="NV">Nevada
                                    <option value="NH">New Hampshire
                                    <option value="NJ">New Jersey
                                    <option value="NM">New Mexico
                                    <option value="NY">New York
                                    <option value="MC">North Carolina
                                    <option value="ND">North Dakota
                                    <option value="OH">Ohio
                                    <option value="OK">Oklahoma
                                    <option value="OR">Oregon
                                    <option value="PA">Pennsylvania
                                    <option value="RI">Rhode Island
                                    <option value="SC">South Carolina
                                    <option value="SD">South Dakota
                                    <option value="TN">Tennessee
                                    <option value="TX">Texas
                                    <option value="UT">Utah
                                    <option value="VT">Vermont
                                    <option value="VA">Virginia
                                    <option value="WA">Washington
                                    <option value="WV">West Virginia
                                    <option value="WI">Wisconsin
                                    <option value="WY">Wyoming
                                </select>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <br>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><span id="error"></span></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td valign="top">*Anti-Spam Verification</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td id="reCaptcha"></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </td>
                <td valign="top">
                    <table cellspacing="5">
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Affiliation</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_five"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="affl" name="affl" onBlur="validate_five();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Research Area:</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_six"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="ra" name="ra" onBlur="validate_six();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td valign="top" align="left">*Research Overview</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_seven"></span></td>

                            <td><textarea cols="38" rows="6" id="ro" name="ro" onKeyDown="limitText(this.form.ro,this.form.countdown,500)" onKeyUp="limitText(this.form.ro,this.form.countdown,500)" onBlur="validate_seven();"></textarea></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><font size="1">You have <input readonly type="text" name="countdown" size="1" value="500"> characters remaining.</font></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Talk Availability</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="In person">In person
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="Online">Online
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="Both" checked>Both
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left" valign="top">Links</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <table id="linkTable" border="0">
                                    <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" name="link"></td>
                                    <td><div id="result"></div></td>
                                </table>
                            </td>
                            <td align="left" valign="top"><input type="button" value="Add Link" onclick="addLink('linkTable')"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><span style="color: red;"></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br />
        <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Form">
    </form>

Javascript file:
Code:

/* 
 * script.js - ajax and table functions
 */

var xmlHttp; // global instance of XMLHttpRequest
var xmlHttp2; // second for captcha functions

var validAjax = new Boolean();
var validCaptcha = new Boolean();

var valid_one = new Boolean();
var valid_two = new Boolean();
var valid_three = new Boolean();
var valid_four = new Boolean();
var valid_five = new Boolean();
var valid_six = new Boolean();
var valid_seven = new Boolean();

function init() {
    showRecaptcha('reCaptcha');

    // Separate booleans for AJAX funcs
    validAjax = false;
    validCaptcha = false;

    // Booleanse for fields that don't require servlet validation
    valid_one = false;
    valid_two = false;
    valid_three = false;
    valid_four = false;
    valid_five = false;
    valid_six = false;
    valid_seven = false;
}

function showRecaptcha(element) {
    Recaptcha.create("6Le1a8ESAAAAAGtxX0miZ2bMg0Wymltnth7IG-Mj", element, {theme: "red", callback: Recaptcha.focus_response_field});
}

function validate_form() {
    if (valid_one && valid_two && valid_three && valid_four && validEmail) {
        startCaptchaRequest();

        if (validCaptcha) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    else {
        alert("Submission contains errors. Please fill out all required fields before submitting.");
        return false;
    }
}

function validate_one() {
    if (document.getElementById("fn").value == 0) {
        valid_one = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_one").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_one = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_one").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_two() {
    if (document.getElementById("ln").value == 0) {
        valid_two = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_two").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_two = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_two").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_three() {
    if (document.getElementById("pn").value == 0) {
        valid_three = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_three").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_three = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_three").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_four() {
    if (document.getElementById("c").value == 0) {
        valid_four = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_four").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_four = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_four").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_five() {
    if (document.getElementById("affl").value == 0) {
        valid_five = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_five").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_five = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_five").innerHTML = "";
    }
}
//
//function validate_six() {
//    if (document.getElementById("ra").value == 0) {
//        valid_six = false;
//        document.getElementById("valid_six").innerHTML = "No";
//    }
//    else {
//        valid_six = true;
//        document.getElementById("valid_six").innerHTML = "";
//    }
//}
//
//function validate_seven() {
//    if (document.getElementById("ro").value == 0) {
//        valid_seven = false;
//        document.getElementById("valid_seven").innerHTML = "No";
//    }
//    else {
//        valid_seven = true;
//        document.getElementById("valid_seven").innerHTML = "";
//    }
//}

function addLink(tableID) {
    var table = document.getElementById(tableID);

    var rowCount = table.rows.length;
    var row = table.insertRow(rowCount);

    var cell = row.insertCell(0);
    var element1 = document.createElement("input");

    element1.type = "text";
    element1.name = "link" + rowCount;
    element1.style.width = "320px";

    cell.appendChild(element1);
}

function limitText(limitField, limitCount, limitNum) {
    if (limitField.value.length > limitNum) {
        limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
    }
    else {
        limitCount.value = limitNum - limitField.value.length;
    }
}

function createXmlHttpRequest() {
    if(window.ActiveXObject) {
        xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    else if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
}

function startRequest() {
    createXmlHttpRequest();
    
    var param1 = document.getElementById('mailfield').value;

    if (param1 == "") {
        validEmail = false;
        document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "Blank";
    }
    else {
        xmlHttp.open("GET", "http://localhost:1979/PolarSpeakers/servlet/mailCheck.do?e=" + param1, true)
        xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleStateChange;
        xmlHttp.send(null);
    }
}

function handleStateChange() {
    if(xmlHttp.readyState==4) {
        if(xmlHttp.status==200) {
            var message =
                xmlHttp.responseXML
                .getElementsByTagName("valid")[0]
                .childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            
            if (message == "Unregistered") {
                validEmail = true;
                document.getElementById("result").style.color = "green";
            }
            else {
                validEmail = false;
                document.getElementById("result").style.color = "red";
            }

            document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = message;
        }
        else {
            alert("Error checking e-mail address - " + xmlHttp.status +
                " : " + xmlHttp.statusText);
        }
    }
}
function createCaptchaRequest() {
    if(window.ActiveXObject) {
        xmlHttp2=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    else if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xmlHttp2=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
}

function startCaptchaRequest() {
    alert('made it to captcha requeswt');
    createCaptchaRequest();

    var param1 = Recaptcha.get_challenge();
    var param2 = Recaptcha.get_response();

    xmlHttp2.open("POST", "http://localhost:1979/PolarSpeakers/servlet/captchaCheck.do?c=" + param1 + "&r=" + param2, true)
    xmlHttp2.onreadystatechange = handleStateChangeCaptcha;
    xmlHttp2.send(null);
}

function handleStateChangeCaptcha() {
    if(xmlHttp2.readyState==4) {
        if(xmlHttp2.status==200) {
            var message =
                xmlHttp2.responseXML
                .getElementsByTagName("result")[0]
                .childNodes[0].nodeValue;

            if (message == "Valid") {
                alert("captcha valid");
                validCaptcha = true;
            }
            else {
                document.getElementById("error").innerHTML = message;
                validCaptcha = false;
            }
        }
        else {
            alert("Error checking captcha validity - " + xmlHttp2.status +
                " : " + xmlHttp2.statusText);
        }
    }
}

I have a order form page and on submitting it opens a new web page that displays the order totals. Below is my code and most probably wrong but for me it seems logic. Please assist.

Order Form:
Code:

<td colspan="1" height="120" align="left"> 
<select style="margin-left: 60px; background-color: #00FF77;" name="prod_bed_359"  onchange="calculateValue(this.form)">
<option value="0">0</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
</select> R359</td></tr>

New page I called a unction to print:
Code:

function itemsOrdered() {
var beds = document.forms[2].prod_bed_359.value;
document.write("<pre><strong>Description\t\tQuantity\tPrice</strong></pre>");
document.write("<pre>Doggie Bed\t\t" + beds + "</pre>");	
}

This is still basic as I need to get this right before adding the prices and totals which is also extracted from the order page.

I've set up a mock registration form page so I can learn a bit about javascript's form validation. (newbie) I want to try to attempt to style the border of a form field green when the user enters the correct info into the form text field and red on all other fields if the user doesnt enter any info into them. When i test it, enter the right info into the username field, leave the others blank, and hit the submit button it styles the username field green ok but it doesnt make the next fields (password and so on) red. Could someone please explain what I am doing wrong?

here is my code so far...
Note: just for testing purposes I've put return false on everything so it displays a message when everythings ok.

Code:

....
<script type="text/javascript">
	window.onload = function() {
		document.forms[0].username.focus();
	}
	function validate(form)
	{
		var form = document.getElementById("reg");
		var e = document.getElementById("error");
		e.style.background = "red";
		
		for(var i = 0; i < form.elements.length; i++)
		{
			var el = form.elements[i];
			if(el.type == "text" || el.type == "password")
			{
				if(el.value == "")
				{
					e.innerHTML = "Please fill in all fields!";
					el.style.border = "1px solid red";
					el.focus();
					return false;
				} else {
					el.style.border = "1px solid green";
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
		var un = form.username;
		un.value = un.value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
		if((un.value.length < 3)|| (/[^a-z0-9\_]/gi.test(un.value)))
		{
			e.innerHTML = "Only letters,numbers and the underscore are allowed (no spaces) - 3-16 characters";
			un.focus();
			return false;
		}
		var pw = form.password;
		pw.value = pw.value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
		if((pw.value.length < 3) || (/[^a-z0-9]/gi.test(pw.value)))
		{
			e.innerHTML = "Only letters and numbers are allowed (no spaces) - 3-16 characters";
			pw.focus();
			return false;
		}
		e.innerHTML = "You filled in all the fields, well done!";
		e.style.background = "green";
		return false;
	}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<div id="wrapper">
	<div id="header">
    	<h1>My Cool Website</h1>
    </div>
    <div id="content">
		<div class="padding">
       	  <h2>Registration</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Duis ligula lorem, consequat eget, tristique nec, auctor quis, purus. Vivamus ut sem. Fusce aliquam nunc vitae purus. Aenean viverra malesuada libero. Fusce ac quam. Donec neque. Nunc venenatis enim nec quam. Cras faucibus, justo vel accumsan aliquam, tellus dui fringilla quam, in condimentum augue lorem non tellus. Pellentesque id arcu non sem placerat iaculis. Curabitur posuere, pede vitae lacinia accumsan, enim nibh elementum orci, ut volutpat eros sapien nec sapien. Suspendisse neque arcu, ultrices commodo, pellentesque sit amet, ultricies ut, ipsum. Mauris et eros eget erat dapibus mollis. Mauris laoreet posuere odio. Nam ipsum ligula, ullamcorper eu, fringilla at, lacinia ut, augue. Nullam nunc.</p>
<form id="reg" action="#" method="post" onsubmit="return validate(this)">
	    <div id="error"></div>
		<div><label for="username">Username</label></div>
    			<div><input type="text" name="username" id="username" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
		<div><label for="password">Password</label></div>
    			<div><input type="password" name="password" id="password" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
        <div><label for="c_password">Confirm Password</label></div>
                <div><input type="password" name="c_password" id="c_password" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
        <div><label for="email">Email address</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="email" id="email" size="30" maxlength="200" /></div>
        <div><label for="c_email">Confirm Email address</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="c_email" id="c_email" size="30" maxlength="200" /></div>
        <div><label for="firstname">First name</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" size="30" maxlength="100" /></div>
        <div><label for="surname">Surname</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="surname" id="surname" size="30" maxlength="100" /></div>
        <div><label for="gender">Gender</label></div>
                <div>
                    <div><input type="radio" name="gender" id="gender" value="m" checked="checked" />Male</div>
                    <div><input type="radio" name="gender" value="f" />Female</div>
                </div>
                <div><input type="submit" value="Register" name="submit" /></div>
          </form>
		</div>
    </div>
    <div id="footer">
    	<p>Copyright &copy; 2009 My Cool Website</p>
    </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Hi guys,

Been stuck for a few days with this scenario.
Any help?
The alert box appears on an error.
But the submitting won't stop.
The details are submitted and the form is processed.
Any help is greatly appreciated...

Code:

    <html>
    <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="email_helper/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        tinyMCE.init({
            // General options
            mode : "textareas",
            theme : "simple"
        });
    </script>
    <script language="javascript">
     
    function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
        window.open(theURL,winName,features);
    }
    function err_check(){
        var email = document.getElementById('to_email').value;
        if(email.length==0){
            alert('Please Enter Email Address');
            return false;
        }
        var AtPos = email.indexOf("@")
        var StopPos = email.lastIndexOf(".")
        if (AtPos == -1 || StopPos == -1) {
            alert("Please Enter Valid Email Address");
            document.getElementById('email').focus();
            return false;
        }
        email = document.getElementById('cc_email').value;
        if(email.length != 0){
            var AtPos = email.indexOf("@")
            var StopPos = email.lastIndexOf(".")
            if (AtPos == -1 || StopPos == -1) {
                alert("Please Enter Valid Email Address");
                document.getElementById('email').focus();
                return false;
            }
        }
        var answer = confirm ("Send E-Mail?");
        if (!answer){
            return false;
        }
    }
    </script>
    <!-- /TinyMCE -->
     
     
    <style type="text/css">
    body, table, td, th{
        background-color:#CCCCCC;
        font-family: Arial;
        font-size:14px;
    }
    .que{
        font-weight:bold;
    }
    </style>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <?php
    include 'library/database.php';
    include 'library/opendb.php';
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT email,contact,mobile FROM users WHERE user_id='$uid'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $from_email = $row[0];
    $from_person = $row[1];
    $from_mobile = $row[2];
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT customer_id FROM campaign_summary WHERE camp_id='$camp_id'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $cusid = $row[0];
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM client_info WHERE comp_id='$cusid'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $toer = $row[0];
    include 'library/closedb.php';
    ?>
    <table width="100%" border="0">
    <tr><td rowspan="4"><input type="submit" name="send_email" id="send_email" style="height:50px; width:100px;" value="SEND" onClick="return err_check();" /></td><td><span class="que">From : </span></td><td colspan="3"><?php echo $from_email; ?><input type="hidden" name="from_mail" id="from_mail" /><input type="hidden" name="camp_id" id="camp_id" value="<?php echo $camp_id;?>"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">To : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input name="to_email" id="to_email" style="width:250px;" value="<?php echo $toer;?>"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">CC : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input name="cc_email" id="cc_email" style="width:250px;"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">Subject : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input style="width:300px;" name="subject" id="subject" /></td></tr>
    <tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="ori_pdf" id="ori_pdf" checked /> PDF Quotation</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><span class="que">Credit Application</span></td><td><input type="checkbox" name="corporate" id="corporate"/>Corporate</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="individual" id="individual" />Individual</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="cash" id="cash" />Cash Account</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"></td><td><input type="checkbox" name="tabloid" id="tabloid" />Tabloid Example</td>
    <td><input type="checkbox" name="broadsheet" id="broadsheet" />Broadsheet Example</td></tr>
    <tr><td><input type="checkbox" name="colmt" id="colmt" />Column Sizes Tabloid</td>
     
    <td><input type="checkbox" name="colmb" id="colmb" />Column Sizes Broadsheet</td></tr>
    <tr><td><input type="checkbox" name="maps" id="maps" />Maps / Distribution</td><td colspan="2" align="right">External Attachments&nbsp;&nbsp;<input id="upload_file" name="upload_file" type="file"/> </td></tr>
     
    <tr><td colspan="2"><span class="que">Message :</span></td><td colspan="3">
        <textarea id="elm1" name="elm1" rows="15" cols="80" style="width: 100%">
        <?php
         echo "<br><br><br>" . $from_person . "<br>" . $from_mobile; 
          ?>
        </textarea>
    </td></tr>
    </table>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>

Hello all,

I have a multistep jquery form that validates user input and then should send me an email. Problem is, right now, I can only get it to validate the first page, then it sends the email before the rest of the pages are viewed.

I'm just trying to delay the submission of the form until the "submit_fourth" button is pressed. I've got $25 via paypal for the one who sticks with this one for long enough to come up with a workable solution.

Here is my code... I know it's a lot, but I wasn't sure how much would be helpful. HTML code is in the second post in this thread (it was just too much to fit in one go).

Cheers!
-Dave

The Javascript:
Code:

$(function validateForm(){
		
    //original field values
    var field_values = {
            //id  :  value
            'name'  :  'your name',
            'email'  :  'email',
			'phone'  :  '(555) 123-4567',
			'other'  :  'other',
			'detail'  :  'project overview'
    };

    //inputfocus
    $('input#name').inputfocus({ value: field_values['name'] });
    $('input#email').inputfocus({ value: field_values['email'] });
    $('input#phone').inputfocus({ value: field_values['phone'] });
	$('input#other').inputfocus({ value: field_values['other'] });
	$('input#detail').inputfocus({ value: field_values['detail'] });

    //reset progress bar
    $('#progress').css('width','0');
    $('#progress_text').html('0% Complete');

    //first_step
    $('form').submit(function(){  });
    $('#submit_first').click(function(){
        //remove classes
        $('#first_step input').removeClass('error').removeClass('valid');

        //ckeck if inputs aren't empty
        var emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;  
        var fields1 = $('#first_step input[type=text]');
        var error = 0;
        fields1.each(function(){
            var value = $(this).val();
            if( value.length<5 || value==field_values[$(this).attr('id')] || ( $(this).attr('id')=='email' && !emailPattern.test(value) ) ) {
                $(this).addClass('error');
                $(this).effect("shake", { times:3 }, 50);
                
                error++;
            } else {
                $(this).addClass('valid');
            }
        });        
        
        if(error <= 0) {   
                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('25% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','85px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#first_step').slideUp();
                $('#second_step').slideDown();                 
        } else 
			return false;
    });

	$('#back_second').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('0% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','0px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#second_step').slideUp();
                $('#first_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_second').click(function(){
        //remove classes
        $('#second_step input').removeClass('error').removeClass('valid');
 
        var fields2 = $('#second_step input[textarea]');
        var error = 0;
        fields2.each(function(){
			var value = $(this).val();
			
            if( value.length<5 || value==field_values[$(this).attr('id')] ) {
                $(this).addClass('error');
                $(this).effect("shake", { times:3 }, 50);
                
                error++;
            } else {
                $(this).addClass('valid');
            }	
		});	
		
        if(error <= 0) { 
                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('50% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','170px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#second_step').slideUp();
                $('#third_step').slideDown();     
        } else 
			return false;

    });

	$('#back_third').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('25% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','85px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#third_step').slideUp();
                $('#second_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_third').click(function(){
        //update progress bar
        $('#progress_text').html('75% Complete');
        $('#progress').css('width','255px');

        //prepare the fourth step
		var fields3 = new Array(
			$('#time').val(),  
			$('#budget').val()             
        );
		var fields2half = new Array(
			$('#detail').val()
		);
		var fields2 = new Array(
            $('#other').val(),   
			$('#pages').val()		
		);	

		var fields1 = new Array(
            $('#name').val(),
            $('#email').val(),
            $('#phone').val(),
            $('#contact').val(),
            $('#url').val()
		);
        var tr = $('#fourth_step tr');
        tr.each(function(){
            //alert( fields[$(this).index()] )
            $(this).children('.1 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields1[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.2 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields2[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.2half td:nth-child(2)').html(fields2half[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.3 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields3[$(this).index()]);
        });
                
        //slide steps
        $('#third_step').slideUp();
        $('#fourth_step').slideDown();            
    });

	$('#back_fourth').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('50% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','170px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#fourth_step').slideUp();
                $('#third_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_fourth').click(function(){
        //send information to server

		        //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('100% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','339px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#fifth_step').slideUp();
                $('#fourth_step').slideDown(); 
				
		if(error <= 0) {        	
        	return true
    	}
    	else{
    		return false
    	}
				  
    });

});