Replace keycode value in Firefox

[Chinni Bujji]

I have the following javascript to tab to the next input box on tab/period
which works fine in Internet Explorer
but in Firefox the . also shows in the input box becoz i am not able to skip the keycode 46 in firefox

please help me on this

   

function moveNext(field,evt,type,nextFieldID){
	//alert("Inside the moveNext");
	if(type=="numericDot"){
		validator="0123456789.";
	
		//alert("new function called");
		var key = (window.event)?event.keyCode:evt.which;   
		alert("key = " + key);
		if ( (key > 47 && key < 58) || key == 46 ){
			if(key == 46){
				key="";
				window.event.keyCode = "";
				evt.which = "";

				document.getElementById(nextFieldID).focus();
				document.getElementById(nextFieldID).value = "";
				return false;
			}
		}
		else{
			//alert("new function called");
			window.event.keyCode = "";
			window.event.returnValue = null; 

			return false;
		}
		
	}
}

[Bear Bibeault]

Chinni Bujji wrote:... in the input box becoz i am not able to skip the keycode 46 in firefox

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thanks,
bear
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[Eric Pascarello]

use onkeydown instead of onkeypress [guessing that is what you are using.] Cancel the event and than set focus to the next box.

Eric

[Chinni Bujji]

Yes Eric I am using the key press event
I changed it to keydown but how do i cancel that event and focus

thanks

[Eric Pascarello]

Cancel it by using return false and you can focus using focus() on the element

Eric