[SOLVED] form validation

[anth0ny]

Hi everyone,

 

I have been searching around the net but couldnt find an answer to this.

 

How would i validate this form field that uses the value field for onfocus and onblur?

 

Its not empty as it has 'i.e ITA001' in the field. I need something that says, if 'i.e ITA001' show error type of thing

 

<input name="customerRef" type="text" class="fields" id="customerRefField" onfocus="if (value='i.e ITA001') {value=''}" onblur="if (value=='') {value='i.e ITA001'}" value="i.e ITA001" size="25" />

 

thanks for your help everyone

[Adam]

I've posted a solution in the other topic that got moved!

 

A

[Maq]

Please double posting is a waste of time.  Won't get you anywhere.

[anth0ny]

was an accident, put it in the php forum first as thought there could be a php solution, was told to put it in the javascript forum, so did. Then this one got moved?

 

Sorry for it looking spammy, still need some help though if you have an solution

 

cheers

[Maq]

was an accident, put it in the php forum first as thought there could be a php solution, was told to put it in the javascript forum, so did. Then this one got moved?

 

It's OK.  People probably told you to move it when they should have reported it for moderators to move.  Anyway, MrAdam's solution didn't work?

 

I've posted a solution in the other topic that got moved!

 

A

[anth0ny]

Its throwing up an error: object expected 

 

 

[Maq]

First of all you need to use the comparison operator not assignment on this line:

 

onfocus="if (value='i.e ITA001')

 

Change to:

 

onfocus="if (value=='i.e ITA001')

[anth0ny]

so far i have this

 

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function defaultValSwitch(obj, default, e) {
    var val;
    if (e == 'onfocus') {
        val = (obj.value == default) ? '' : obj.value;
    } else {
        val = (obj.value == '') ? default : obj.value;
    }
    obj.value = val;
    return;
}

//-->
</script>

 

<input name="customerRef" type="text" class="fields" id="customerRefField" onfocus="defaultValSwitch(this, 'i.e ITA001', 'onfocus');" onblur="defaultValSwitch(this, 'i.e ITA001', 'onblur');" value="i.e ITA001" size="25" />

 

but its throwing up: error: expected identifier?

[Maq]

Can you show me the whole code?  That portion works fine for me.