trying to set focus on the form element by its id using after alert message but the jsp page submitted

Question

JavaScript Function:- the function is call on submit buttion.

function getFormElelemets(obj){
    var form = $(obj).closest('form'); // id of form tag related to the 
    var formid = form.attr('id');
    var name='sampledate'; // id of element for set focus
    alert(formid );     
    document.formid.name.focus();               
    return false;
}

Problem Statement:- the function get call successfully but after the alert if i press 'ok' the focus not move curser to the form element.servlate get called with and url shows all the paramter with there value.am generating multiple form dynamically with the unique id.Please provide solution.

Answer 1

Just use a jQuery id selector # and .focus() function:

function getFormElelemets(obj){
    var form = $(obj).closest('form');
    var formid = form.attr('id');
    var name = '#sampledate'; // id's starts with '#'

    alert(formid);
    $(name).focus(); // select element with jQuery and set focus

    return false;
}