在textarea字段中设置焦点和突出显示

Question

I'm displaying a textarea input via PHP using the command :

print " '<textarea rows='16' cols='30'>$flist'</textarea><BR>";

I would like the textarea to have focus and contents $flist be selected automatically. All I've found to date is how to select when the input is clicked.

How would I accomplish this using javascript (no jquery)?

Thanks, Walt

Answer 1

Write your code as below:-

// Assign a id to textarea and rewrite below line :-
print "<textarea rows='16' cols='30'>$flist</textarea><BR>";

In Js use getElementById:-

<script>
function setFocusToTextBox(){
   document.getElementById("mytext").focus();
}
</script>