The PageUtil class has a static method SetInitialFocus(control) which can be used to generate a JavaScript for an ASP.NET page (WebForm), which sets the focus on a (given) control.
private voidPage_Load(objectsender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Set the InitialFocus on TextBox1
ReflectionIT.Web.PageUtil.SetInitialFocus(TextBox1);
}
TextBox1:
PageUtil Class
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
namespace ReflectionIT.Web {
/// <summary>
/// Utility class for a ASP.NET page
///
/// Be sure to notice that this code is provided as a technology sample,
/// 'as is' and no warranties are made by the author.
///
/// For questions and comments: Fons.Sonnemans@reflectionit.nl
///
/// </summary>
public class PageUtil {
/// <summary>
/// Set the InitialFocus to the given control. Only works when JavaScript is supported.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">Control to set the InitialFocus on.</param>
publicstaticvoid SetInitialFocus(Control control){
// Postpone setting the InitialFocus to the PreRender event of the control.
// The control might not yet have a Page property, in PreRender it always has!
control.PreRender += new EventHandler(InitialFocusControl_PreRender);
}
/// <summary>
/// Set the InitialFocus to the control that notified this EventHandler (sender)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">The source of the event. </param>
/// <param name="e">An EventArgs that contains the event data. </param>
privatestaticvoid InitialFocusControl_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e){
Control control=senderas Control;
if(control.Page == null){
thrownew ArgumentException(
"The Control must be added to a Page before you can set the IntialFocus to it.");
}
if(control.Page.Request.Browser.JavaScript ==true) {
// Create JavaScript
StringBuilder s =new StringBuilder();
s.Append("\n<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'>\n");
s.Append("<!--\n");
s.Append("function SetInitialFocus()\n");
s.Append("{\n");
s.Append(" document.");
// Find the Form
Control p =control.Parent;
while(!(p is System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm))
p = p.Parent;
s.Append(p.ClientID);
s.Append("['");
s.Append(control.UniqueID);
// Set Focus on the selected item of a RadioButtonList
RadioButtonList rbl= controlas RadioButtonList;
if(rbl!= null){
stringsuffix ="_0";
int t = 0;
foreach(ListItem liinrbl.Items){
if(li.Selected) {
suffix= "_"+ t.ToString();
break;
}
t++;
}
s.Append(suffix);
}
// Set Focus on the first item of a CheckBoxList
if(controlis CheckBoxList){
s.Append("_0");
}
s.Append("'].focus();\n");
s.Append("}\n");
if(control.Page.SmartNavigation)
s.Append("window.setTimeout(SetInitialFocus, 500);\n");
else
s.Append("window.onload = SetInitialFocus;\n");
s.Append("// -->\n");
s.Append("</SCRIPT>");
// Register Client Script
control.Page.RegisterClientScriptBlock("InitialFocus", s.ToString());
}
}
}
}
using System.Text;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
namespace ReflectionIT.Web {
/// <summary>
/// Utility class for a ASP.NET page
///
/// Be sure to notice that this code is provided as a technology sample,
/// 'as is' and no warranties are made by the author.
///
/// For questions and comments: Fons.Sonnemans@reflectionit.nl
///
/// </summary>
public class PageUtil {
/// <summary>
/// Set the InitialFocus to the given control. Only works when JavaScript is supported.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">Control to set the InitialFocus on.</param>
publicstaticvoid SetInitialFocus(Control control){
// Postpone setting the InitialFocus to the PreRender event of the control.
// The control might not yet have a Page property, in PreRender it always has!
control.PreRender += new EventHandler(InitialFocusControl_PreRender);
}
/// <summary>
/// Set the InitialFocus to the control that notified this EventHandler (sender)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">The source of the event. </param>
/// <param name="e">An EventArgs that contains the event data. </param>
privatestaticvoid InitialFocusControl_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e){
Control control=senderas Control;
if(control.Page == null){
thrownew ArgumentException(
"The Control must be added to a Page before you can set the IntialFocus to it.");
}
if(control.Page.Request.Browser.JavaScript ==true) {
// Create JavaScript
StringBuilder s =new StringBuilder();
s.Append("\n<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'>\n");
s.Append("<!--\n");
s.Append("function SetInitialFocus()\n");
s.Append("{\n");
s.Append(" document.");
// Find the Form
Control p =control.Parent;
while(!(p is System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm))
p = p.Parent;
s.Append(p.ClientID);
s.Append("['");
s.Append(control.UniqueID);
// Set Focus on the selected item of a RadioButtonList
RadioButtonList rbl= controlas RadioButtonList;
if(rbl!= null){
stringsuffix ="_0";
int t = 0;
foreach(ListItem liinrbl.Items){
if(li.Selected) {
suffix= "_"+ t.ToString();
break;
}
t++;
}
s.Append(suffix);
}
// Set Focus on the first item of a CheckBoxList
if(controlis CheckBoxList){
s.Append("_0");
}
s.Append("'].focus();\n");
s.Append("}\n");
if(control.Page.SmartNavigation)
s.Append("window.setTimeout(SetInitialFocus, 500);\n");
else
s.Append("window.onload = SetInitialFocus;\n");
s.Append("// -->\n");
s.Append("</SCRIPT>");
// Register Client Script
control.Page.RegisterClientScriptBlock("InitialFocus", s.ToString());
}
}
}
}
Example
Textbox1 has the focus after the page is loaded.
WebForm1.aspx
<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="WebForm1.aspx.cs" AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="InitialFocusDemo.WebForm1"smartNavigation="False"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" >
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<metacontent="Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0"name="GENERATOR">
<metacontent="C#"name="CODE_LANGUAGE">
<metacontent="JavaScript (ECMAScript)"name="vs_defaultClientScript">
<metacontent="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"name="vs_targetSchema">
</HEAD>
<body>
<formid="Form1"method="post"runat="server">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:labelid="Label1"runat="server">Label</asp:label>
</td>
<td>
<asp:textboxid="TextBox1"runat="server"></asp:textbox>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:labelid="Label2"runat="server">Label</asp:label>
</td>
<td>
<asp:textboxid="TextBox2"runat="server"></asp:textbox>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<asp:Button id="Button1"runat="server" Text="Button"></asp:Button>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</HTML>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" >
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<metacontent="Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0"name="GENERATOR">
<metacontent="C#"name="CODE_LANGUAGE">
<metacontent="JavaScript (ECMAScript)"name="vs_defaultClientScript">
<metacontent="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"name="vs_targetSchema">
</HEAD>
<body>
<formid="Form1"method="post"runat="server">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:labelid="Label1"runat="server">Label</asp:label>
</td>
<td>
<asp:textboxid="TextBox1"runat="server"></asp:textbox>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:labelid="Label2"runat="server">Label</asp:label>
</td>
<td>
<asp:textboxid="TextBox2"runat="server"></asp:textbox>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<asp:Button id="Button1"runat="server" Text="Button"></asp:Button>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</HTML>
WebForm1.aspx.cs
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
namespace InitialFocusDemo
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for WebForm1.
/// </summary>
public class WebForm1: System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label2;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox TextBox1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button Button1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox TextBox2;
public WebForm1()
{
Page.Init +=new System.EventHandler(Page_Init);
}
privatevoid Page_Load(objectsender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Set the InitialFocus on TextBox1
ReflectionIT.Web.PageUtil.SetInitialFocus(TextBox1);
}
privatevoid Page_Init(objectsender, EventArgs e)
{
//
// CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
//
InitializeComponent();
}
#region Web Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
privatevoid InitializeComponent()
{
this.Load +=new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);
}
#endregion
}
}
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
namespace InitialFocusDemo
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for WebForm1.
/// </summary>
public class WebForm1: System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label2;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox TextBox1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button Button1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox TextBox2;
public WebForm1()
{
Page.Init +=new System.EventHandler(Page_Init);
}
privatevoid Page_Load(objectsender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Set the InitialFocus on TextBox1
ReflectionIT.Web.PageUtil.SetInitialFocus(TextBox1);
}
privatevoid Page_Init(objectsender, EventArgs e)
{
//
// CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
//
InitializeComponent();
}
#region Web Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
privatevoid InitializeComponent()
{
this.Load +=new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);
}
#endregion
}
}
Thanks to:
- Philip Quirke who reported a bug in an earlier version. I used the controls 'UniqueID' property instead of 'ClientID' in the SetInitialFocus() method.
- S Patil who reported that it didn't work with Netscape 4.7x browser. I have therfore changed the JavaScript.
- Scott Dinwiddie who reported the SmartNavigation problem.
- Waylon Campbell who reported the RadioButtonList problem.
Any suggestions and feedback for improving this article is most welcome. Send your suggestions and feedback to Fons.Sonnemans@reflectionit.nl
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