Mega Code Archive
Using Status Messages
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<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Unleashed</title>
<script language= "JavaScript">
<!--
function statusMsg(msgType) {
var message = "";
if(msgType == "string") {
message = "string";
}
if(msgType == "integer") {
message = "integer";
}
else if(msgType == "dollar") {
message = "dollar and float";
}
else if(msgType == "credit") {
message = "credit number";
}
window.defaultStatus = message;
window.status = message;
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body onFocus="statusMsg('')">
<form name="form1" action="#" method="post">
<br>First Name <input type="text" size=20 maxlength=20 name="Integer" onFocus="statusMsg('string')"><br>
Last Name <input type="text" size=20 maxlength=20 name="Integer" onFocus="statusMsg('string')"><br>
Age <input type="text" size=5 maxlength=5 name="Integer" onFocus="statusMsg('integer')"><br>
Amount <input type="text" size=6 maxlength=6 name="Dollar" onFocus="statusMsg('dollar')"><br>
Card # <input type="text" size=16 maxlength=16 name="Credit" onFocus="statusMsg('credit')"><br>
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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