Javascript validation works in IE but not Firefox

goga · May 7, 2006

Hi there,

The following simple validation code works in internet explorer but
doesn't in firefox.
Specifically, in firefox shows the alert message and then loads the
action page anyway.

Any help appreciated!!

<head>
<title>test</title>

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

function validate()
{
alert('hello');
return false;
}

</SCRIPT>

</head>

<body>

<form method="post" name="signup" ID="myform"
action="http://www.google.com">
<input type="submit" name="action" ID="myinput" value="submit"
onMouseDown="validate();" >
</form>

</body>

Martin Honnen · May 7, 2006

goga wrote:

<input type="submit" name="action" ID="myinput" value="submit"
onMouseDown="validate();" >

Use
<input type="submit"
onclick="return validate();"

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen · May 7, 2006

Martin Honnen said:
Use
<input type="submit"
onclick="return validate();"

or better yet (since it works with keyboard submission too):
<form action="..." onsubmit="return validate();">

/L

goga · May 7, 2006

Thanks guys,

the solutions worked fine, the 'return validate()' was causing me
troubles!!

Cheers

ASM · May 7, 2006

goga a écrit :

Hi there,

The following simple validation code works in internet explorer but
doesn't in firefox.
Specifically, in firefox shows the alert message and then loads the
action page anyway.

Absolutly not !
That works whith my Fx (and it is very curious)

The best way would be :

<form method="post" name="signup" ID="myform"
action="http://www.google.com"
onsubmit="return validate();">

<input type="submit" name="action" ID="myinput" value="submit">

</form>

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Javascript validation works in IE but not Firefox

goga

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Lasse Reichstein Nielsen

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ASM

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