This section is for Javascript related items, that are often used\\ 1.1.1 1. &lt;A&gt; (Link) to trigger Javascript functionality {code:html} <a href="javascript:void(0)" id="link_ref" onClick="javascript:theFunction();">Link Test</a> {code} 1.1.1 2. Confirm before following a link {code:html} <a href="#" onClick="javascript: return(confirm('Do you want to proceed'));">Confirm prior to following link</a> {code} 1.1.1 3. Adding inline Javascript to onLoad event of page This is useful if within a page, javascript needs to be added to the onload event. (Say if inside a Portlet, which doesn't have its own onload etc): {code:javascript} function addToBodyOnload(oFunction) { var existingOnload = window.onload; window.onload = function () { existingOnload(); oFunction(); } } {code} Usage: {code} addToBodyOnload(someFunction); or addToBodyOnload(function () { document.getElementById("mainTable").focus(); } ); {code} 1.1.1 4. Radio Buttons / Dynamic Typing Gotchyas Grapping Radio button from the form. This will return:\\ * an array for > 1 radio button\\ * the radio button element for = 1 radio button\\ Need to ensure this is tested (see below) {code:html} var radioButtons = form["someRadioButtons"]; if (typeof(radioButtons.length)=="undefined") { //holds the value itself not an array return radioButtons.value; } else { for (var i=0; i < radioButtons.length; i++) { if (radioButtons[i].checked) { return radioButtons[i].value; } } } {code} 1.1.1 Trimming trailing spaces To trim spaces use the following regular expression on the String:\\ __/\s+$/g__\\ eg. {code}document.Login.username.value = document.Login.username.value.replace(/\s+$/g, ''); {code} ---- 1 Sites: http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/ \\ http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/timestamp.shtml \\ {link: Calendar Popup |http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/calendarpopup/} ---- 1 Rich HTML editors http://wiki.moxiecode.com 2007-12-16 11:14:15.0 2005-08-16 11:17:42.0