<TEXTAREA, Focus Question

[rebeccatre]

<form name=hi><textarea name=blue there>HELLO</textarea></form>

<script>
function loadtest(){
document.forms['hi'].elements['blue'].focus();
}
</script>

<a href="javascript:loadtest()">test-jump_toend</a>

hello, please help me with this. i am needing it to jump to the end
of the populated text. can this be done and show me how?

 

[RobG]

<form name=hi><textarea name=blue there>HELLO</textarea></form>

<script>
function loadtest(){
document.forms['hi'].elements['blue'].focus();}

</script>

<a href="javascript:loadtest()">test-jump_toend</a>

hello, please help me with this. i am needing it to jump to the end
of the populated text. can this be done and show me how?

Kludgy, but should work most places:

function loadtest(){
var el = document.forms['hi'].elements['blue'];
if (el) {
el.value = el.value;
el.focus && el.focus();
}
}

 

[rebeccatre]

Works!, thank you!