Javascript Form How to - Handle focus got event for Submit button

Question

We would like to know how to handle focus got event for Submit button.

Answer


<html>
<head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    var counter = 0;
    function sendAway(){<!--from  w w  w.j a  va2 s . c o m-->
      document.myForm.myText.focus();
      document.myForm.counter.value = counter++;
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body onLoad='sendAway()'>
    <form name="myForm">
      <input type=TEXT value="First Box" name="myText">
      <input type=SUBMIT value="Submit" name="mySubmit" onFocus='sendAway()'><br>
      <input type=TEXT size=2 value="" name="counter">
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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