Focus, Select a Form Element

JavaScript for Focusing and Selecting a Form Element

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<TITLE>Focus, Select a Form Element</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

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<BODY><CENTER>
<P><B>JavaScript for Focusing and Selecting a Form Element</B>
<P>
<FORM NAME="ug">
<TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=486>
<TR><TD>This script initially simply puts the cursor into the email form element, so that the visitor may begin typing upon first entry to page.
<P>However, if you type an email address with any basic mistakes, it triggers an alert and then both focuses on mistaken entry and highlights it.
<P><DIV ALIGN=CENTER>Email: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="ly" VALUE="" SIZE=30>
<BR><INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="but" VALUE=" Submit " onClick="reDoIt()"></DIV></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</FORM>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

</BODY>
</HTML>