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Last post 06-25-2009 9:13 AM by Wei Ke. 15 replies.

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Set Focus on Username text box

01-19-2006, 9:42 AM

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rgibson69
Member since 03-20-2004, 10:43 PM
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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I have modified the login on the main page slightly. I deleted the PWS login and replaced it with one of the default Login controls in VWD. See www.robgibson.ca . What I would like is to have the default focus set to the username text box within the control. I have tried a few of the solutions presented in the posts here but I can't seem to get anything to work.

Suggestions?

Rob

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-19-2006, 1:12 PM

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jwadsworth
Member since 03-13-2003, 4:16 PM
Salem, Oregon
Posts 542

Rob,

Are you using a LoginView control?

That's what I'm using. I tried this:

Dim tmpTextbox As New TextBox

tmpTextbox = CType(LoginArea.FindControl("UserName"), TextBox)

If Not tmpTextbox Is Nothing Then

tmpTextbox.Focus()

End If

testBox.Focus()

The focus wont set to the textbox inside the loginview control.

However, the focus sets fine in the textbox outside the control.

I'm sure it can be done through javascript. I look at it a bit.

Jeremy

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Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-19-2006, 1:38 PM

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jwadsworth
Member since 03-13-2003, 4:16 PM
Salem, Oregon
Posts 542

Rob,

This works for me. I'm sure there is a better way to do this by looking up the textbox id first rather than hard coding what we view in the page source. View the source in the browser to see the name of the control that asp.net uses, plug it in to the getElementById, and give it a try.

' Initialize a stringbuilder object, much faster than string concatenation

' Do not do any string concatenations within the string builder or it defeats the purpose.

Dim scriptLoader As New System.Text.StringBuilder()

With scriptLoader
   .Append("<script type='text/javascript'>")
   .Append(vbCrLf)
   .Append("var txtBox=document.getElementById('ctl00_Main_LoginArea_Login1_UserName');")
   .Append(vbCrLf)
   .Append("if (txtBox!=null ) txtBox.focus();")
   .Append(vbCrLf)
   .Append("</script>")

' Register script with page
Me.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "onLoadCall", .ToString())

End With

Jeremy

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Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-19-2006, 1:57 PM

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jwadsworth
Member since 03-13-2003, 4:16 PM
Salem, Oregon
Posts 542

I should of got this right the first time. Here is probably the best way.

Dim tmpTextbox As New TextBox
Dim tmpLogin As New System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login

tmpLogin = CType(LoginArea.FindControl("Login1"), System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login)

If Not tmpLogin Is Nothing Then
tmpTextbox = CType(tmpLogin.FindControl("UserName"), TextBox)
End If

If Not tmpTextbox Is Nothing Then
tmpTextbox.Focus()
End If

Jeremy

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Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-19-2006, 8:17 PM

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whighfield
Member since 01-02-2006, 10:37 PM
Winterpeg, Manitoba
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rgibson69 wrote:

I have modified the login on the main page slightly. I deleted the PWS login and replaced it with one of the default Login controls in VWD. See www.robgibson.ca . What I would like is to have the default focus set to the username text box within the control. I have tried a few of the solutions presented in the posts here but I can't seem to get anything to work.

Suggestions?

Rob

This is why I so love ASP.NET 2.0. LoginForm is the id of the asp:login control and UserName is the name of the textbox in that control. You should probably check to see if either the login or txt vars are nothing before you try to do the SetFocus.

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

Dim login As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login = LoginArea.FindControl("LoginForm")

Dim txt As TextBox = login.FindControl("UserName")

Page.SetFocus(txt)

End Sub

Please mark the most helpful reply/replies as "Answer".

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Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-20-2006, 12:57 PM

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rgibson69
Member since 03-20-2004, 10:43 PM
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Thanks to both of you. That worked.

Rob

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

01-20-2006, 1:03 PM

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rgibson69
Member since 03-20-2004, 10:43 PM
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Jeremy,

Nice work on the skins!!

Rob

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

04-05-2007, 7:14 AM

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ObieOne
Member since 04-02-2007, 1:57 PM
Posts 14

I had to translate it so it would work with masterpage and codebehind.

I came across this. Works great. Now even the default button is set if you press enter.

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

SetFocus(Login1)

Dim ctl As Control = Login1.FindControl("LoginButton")

Login1.Attributes.Add("onkeypress", String.Format("javascript:return WebForm_FireDefaultButton(event, '{0}')", ctl.ClientID))

End Sub

GoodLuck

Arno

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

02-27-2008, 11:13 PM

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nukewarm
Member since 02-23-2008, 5:58 AM
Posts 2

This is what I use for a c# page.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){

SetFocus(Login1.FindControl("UserName"));

}

</script>

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06-06-2008, 1:06 PM

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graljackal
Member since 05-03-2008, 3:15 PM
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This saved me from suicide thanx

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

09-02-2008, 9:01 AM

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vpmragu
Member since 01-09-2008, 6:43 AM
Bangalore
Posts 28

thanx nukewarm.

i got simple and easiest way man.

once again thank you ver much.

RaguNathan Maniraj,
Software Engineer,
Bangalore.

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

10-07-2008, 2:54 AM

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yupa
Member since 10-07-2008, 6:50 AM
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protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Login1.Focus();

}

The focus will be put on the first eligible control within the Login control - UserName textbox.

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

04-17-2009, 10:54 AM

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Wei Ke
Member since 04-17-2009, 10:53 AM
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I try this but it seems it doesn't set the focus in the UserName textbox.

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

06-24-2009, 11:43 PM

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vpmragu
Member since 01-09-2008, 6:43 AM
Bangalore
Posts 28

hi wei ke,

Use th following. it works.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Login1.Username.Focus = True;

}

RaguNathan Maniraj,
Software Engineer,
Bangalore.

Re: Set Focus on Username text box

06-24-2009, 11:46 PM

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vpmragu
Member since 01-09-2008, 6:43 AM
Bangalore
Posts 28

you can use this also.

This is what I use for a c# page.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){

SetFocus(Login1.FindControl("UserName"));

}

</script>

RaguNathan Maniraj,
Software Engineer,
Bangalore.

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