Javascript focus() and submit() messing with eachother?

cirx08

I'm starting taking a look at some Javascript and I can't figure out what's wrong here. When I take out the submit() line all works fine and the textarea takes focus but as soon as I add it back in it will run everything except the focus() function?

//ENTER SEND BUTTON
function keyPress(e) {
    var key = e.keyCode? e.keyCode : e.charCode;
    
    if(key == 13) {
        var f = document.forms["myform"];
            f.send.disabled = true;
            f.submit();

        $.post('', {name: name}, function(data) {
            document.getElementById("message").value = '';
            document.getElementById("message").focus();
        });
    }
}

Feathers

cirx08 wrote: »

I'm starting taking a look at some Javascript and I can't figure out what's wrong here. When I take out the submit() line all works fine and the textarea takes focus but as soon as I add it back in it will run everything except the focus() function?

//ENTER SEND BUTTON
function keyPress(e) {
    var key = e.keyCode? e.keyCode : e.charCode;
    
    if(key == 13) {
        var f = document.forms["myform"];
            f.send.disabled = true;
            f.submit();

        $.post('', {name: name}, function(data) {
            document.getElementById("message").value = '';
            document.getElementById("message").focus();
        });
    }
}

Is that because you're sending a HTTP POST via submitting the form before the focus() method is called? What exactly is the above code doing?

cirx08

Thank for replying, noticed that a while after posting and forgot to take the thread down :P

Feathers

cirx08 wrote: »

Thank for replying, noticed that a while after posting and forgot to take the thread down :P

Cool, glad to hear you got it sorted

cirx08

Haha spent the past two days learning Javascript, jquery and ajax and I love it that much I can't seem to get away from my computer now :L