Damn. I always forget about :first. Thanks.
On Sep 16, 8:34 am, Jörn Zaefferer <[email protected]> wrote: > Something like this? > > $("form").validate({ > focusInvalid: false, > invalidHandler: function() { > $(this).find(":input.error:first").focus(); > } > > }); > > Jörn > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Geoffrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I guess I'm going to have too. I just need to work out how to return > > the first invalid field so I can set the focus. > > > On Sep 16, 8:16 am, Jörn Zaefferer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Well, you can set focusInvalid: false and implement invalidHandler to > >> focus the first field. That should do the trick. > > >> Jörn > > >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Geoffrey <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > And what if you enter an invalid character in an input at the bottom > >> > of the field? For example entering a letter in the Conference Dinner > >> > input of my sample form. > > >> > A user is going to miss the error message at the top of the form along > >> > with other input errors if there's an error in the last inputs of my > >> > example form and is going to have submit multiple times before they > >> > may even be aware of other errors. > > >> > I'd expected jumping to the first invalid input to be standard > >> > behaviour. My fault there I guess. > > >> > On Sep 15, 10:08 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> Whats wrong with keeping the focus on the active field, if its invalid? > > >> >> If you enter something into the, say, third field, hit enter to > >> >> submit, then it turns out both that field and another before that are > >> >> invalid, why move the focus to a different field? > > >> >> Jörn > > >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 4:47 AM, Geoffrey <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > > >> >> > I've been building up my validation using the jquery validation plugin > >> >> > but I can't work out how to get a failed validation to default the > >> >> > focus to the first invalid input rather than to the last selected > >> >> > input. > > >> >> > If there is no input field selected, when I submit then a failed > >> >> > validation will focus the cursor on the first field but if the cursor > >> >> > was left in a field and submitted then the focus stays there (if it's > >> >> > invalid) rather than jump to the first invalid input. From what I've > >> >> > read and seen, this is the expected behaviour but not what I want. > > >> >> > Is there a way I can get the first invalid field and set the focus to > >> >> > that? > > >> >> > A demo of what I have built up so far can be seen at > >> >> >https://webdev2.otago.ac.nz/oihrn2009/ > > >> >> > All my jquery validation can be found in > >> >> >https://webdev2.otago.ac.nz/oihrn2009/javascript/document.ready.all.js
