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Is it possible to set the focus of the first field in the form that people use to add/edit items in a template?

I tried adding the following to template.js, but it didn't run.

// the #field1 selector is wrapping the first field in the popup add/edit view setFocusToFirstField('#field1'); function setFocusToFirstField(selector) { console.log('I was called.'); // Get the parent element using the selector var parentElement = document.querySelector(selector); if (parentElement) { // Find the first input, select, or textarea within the parent element var formField = parentElement.querySelector('input, select, textarea'); // If a form field is found, set focus to it if (formField) { formField.focus(); } } }

I should add that I'm trying to do this in an older template that has all of that jpList stuf in it.

To set the focus on the first field in your form, ensure that your JavaScript is executed after the DOM has fully loaded. You can achieve this by wrapping your function call in a DOMContentLoaded event listener. Here's a modified version of your code:

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { setFocusToFirstField('#field1'); }); function setFocusToFirstField(selector) { console.log('I was called.'); var parentElement = document.querySelector(selector); if (parentElement) { var formField = parentElement.querySelector('input, select, textarea'); if (formField) { formField.focus(); } } }

Make sure this script is included at the bottom of your HTML or in a way that it runs after the form is rendered. If you need more help contact me at Business Plan Writer Toronto, Canada.

To set the focus on the first field in your form, ensure that your JavaScript is executed after the DOM has fully loaded. You can achieve this by wrapping your function call in a DOMContentLoaded event listener. Here's a modified version of your code:

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { setFocusToFirstField('#field1'); }); function setFocusToFirstField(selector) { console.log('I was called.'); var parentElement = document.querySelector(selector); if (parentElement) { var formField = parentElement.querySelector('input, select, textarea'); if (formField) { formField.focus(); } } }

Make sure this script is included at the bottom of your HTML or in a way that it runs after the form is rendered. If you need more help contact me at Business Plan Writer Toronto, Canada.

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