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How can I submit this form on criteriaBlur?

<form>
<input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
</form>

function criteriaBlur( obj ) {
if( ... ) {
//submit form
}
}

"Matthew256" <> wrote:

>How can I submit this form on criteriaBlur?
>
><form>
><input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
></form>
>
>function criteriaBlur( obj ) {
>if( ... ) {
>//submit form
>}
>}


<form id="myform">
<input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
</form>

function criteriaBlur( obj )
{
document.getElementById("myform").submit();
}

--
Tim Slattery

Matthew256 said the following on 10/30/2006 11:56 AM:
> How can I submit this form on criteriaBlur?
>
> <form>
> <input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
> </form>
>
> function criteriaBlur( obj ) {
> if( ... ) {
> //submit form
> }
> }

Give your form an ID and then submit() the form:

document.forms['formID'].submit();

But, for the record, that is a dumb way to submit a form.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
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Oh bother. I was hoping there was a cleaner way.
Thanks for your help!

On Oct 30, 12:23 pm, Tim Slattery <Slatter...@bls.gov> wrote:
> "Matthew256" <PRESENT...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >How can I submit this form on criteriaBlur?
>
> ><form>
> ><input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
> ></form>
>
> >function criteriaBlur( obj ) {
> >if( ... ) {
> >//submit form
> >}
> >}<form id="myform">
> <input type="text" name="criteria1" onblur="criteriaBlur(this);">
> </form>
>
> function criteriaBlur( obj )
> {
> document.getElementById("myform").submit();
>
> }--
> Tim Slattery
> Slatter...@bls.gov

Matthew256 said the following on 10/30/2006 12:48 PM:

Answer:It destroys the order of the conversation
Question: Why?
Answer: Top-Posting.
Question: Whats the most annoying thing on Usenet?

> Oh bother. I was hoping there was a cleaner way.

"Cleaner way"? Sure:

obj.form.submit();

> Thanks for your help!

Thanks for not top-posting next time.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/