you can write a generic function if you pass the object reference using the
'this' keyword. sample code follows:
<body>
<input type=text id="t1" onBlur="CheckMe(this)">
<input type=text id="t2" onBlur="CheckMe(this)">
</body>
<script>
function CheckMe(object)
{
alert("you have just left the text box with the id of " +
object.id + ". The text entered was " + object.value)
}
</script>
-----Original Message-----
From: Rowena Perks [mailto:Rowenap@w...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 7:00 AM
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] checking for blank texboxes using onblur
-----Original Message-----
From: barry.j.pattison [mailto:barry.j.pattison@E...]
Sent: 04 December 2000 13:57
To: feedback@w...
Subject:
good morning:
i have just started reading one of your professional javascript
books and have a question. i am more than wet behind the ears about js
but have programming knowledge in other areas including html so i am
not a complete fool.
i am writing a very rudimentary first page with first name and
last name text boxes. i would like to use a function to check to see
if the text is left blank. i am using onblur and it is working for the
first name. but, i would like to use the same function for both first
name and last name. i realize ther may be many ways of doing this,
however, giving me the simplest way would be a time-saver for you and
me. i would like the fields to call the function separately.
obviously, i have not come the section in the book that talks about
this, if there is one. however, on my company's webstie, this is what
i will be using js predominately for.
based on your answer, you may be hearing from me more often.
that, of course, may be a good or a bad thing.
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