Set Focus

[Britnt7]

I am trying to set focus to a textbox when the web form is loaded. How can I do this? Can I write it in VB.Net or do I have to use HTML with ASP.Net. I'm not too familiar with HTML, could you please give an example.:doh: Thanks in advance, Beginner in VB and ASP.Net

[David Flores]

There are lots of different ways to do it, but here is a function that you can use for setting the focus on loading of page.

'"name" is the control's ID
Private Sub FocusOnControl(ByVal name As String)
    Dim strBuilder As String = ""
    strBuilder += "<script language='javascript'>"
    strBuilder += "document.getElementById('" + name + "').focus();"
    strBuilder += "</script>"
    RegisterStartupScript("FocusOnControl", strBuilder)
End Sub

Then in say in your Page_Load you can call the function

Private Sub Page\_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    FocusOnControl("txtBox")
End Sub

[Britnt7]

That worked great!:-D Thanks:cool: Beginner in VB and ASP.Net