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~Hal Xanfoosterflar

Feb 23, 2011, 10:58 AM

1 Posts

can I change focus (tab order) from server side script?

Category: Server Side JavaScript
Platform: All
Release: 8.5.2
Role: Developer
Tags: tab order
Replies: 1

on EditBox.onchange event I wrote this script

var vusr=database.getView("usr\\taxcode")

var doc:NotesDocument = vusr.getDocumentByKey(getComponent("usr_taxcode1").getValue());

getComponent("usr_lastname1").setValue(doc.getItemValue("usr_lastname"));

getComponent("usr_firstname1").setValue(doc.getItemValue("usr_firstname"));

getComponent("usr_email1").setValue(doc.getItemValue("usr_email"));

getComponent("usr_password1").setValue(doc.getItemValue("usr_password"));

getComponent("usr_born_on1").setValue(doc.getItemValue("usr_born_on"));

now I need to add something like

if ( doc.getItemValue("usr_lastname")!="") {getComponent("usr_born_on1").focus()}

but in javax.faces.component.UIComponent (getComponent return) I have no focus() method

so: can I set focus on SSJS

~Dean Umjipychekoopsi

Feb 23, 2011, 12:21 PM

40 Posts

Re: can I change focus (tab order) from server side script?

Setting focus is a client side action, so there is no SSJS equiv. to do that. What you would need to do is write an onComplete to your event's partial refresh that sets the focus using standard CSJS. You have to be careful to remember that the onComplete code is created and sent to the browser in the refresh that happened before the event executes, so you can't set what control to focus from inside the event, or you'll always be a "refresh behind." The way around that is to send information back in a hidden input or the like with the ID that you want to set focus to, read that and use dojo.byId to get the field and then set focus to it.