Web Development

badgrs wrote:

Why are you using javascript for the reset in the first place? Why not use ?

badgrs wrote:

Since the values are 'hard-coded' (in the html) upon a postback, javascript is your only option.

Ken.A wrote:

pages it's useless to call form.reset or the input type="reset" tag since it will only work before postbacks, plus i will also have to manually track all forms elements i'm eventually using in the webpage, not just input fields, but select fields, option, etc as well

Ken.A wrote:

isn't asp.net breaking the rules by maintaining form field values after a postback?

badgrs wrote:

Since the values are 'hard-coded' (in the html) upon a postback, javascript is your only option.

badgrs wrote:

function ResetForm()
{
var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for(var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++)
{
inputs[i].value = "";
}
}

<br />
function ResetFormByTagName( tagName, hasValidators )<br />
{<br />
  var arrTags = document.getElementsByTagName( tagName );<br />
  for( var i=0; i<arrTags.length; i++ )<br />
  {<br />
    if( arrTags[i].type=="text" || arrTags[i].type=="password" )<br />
      arrTags[i].value = "";<br />
<br />
    //continue here for other input types: checkboxes, selects, etc<br />
  }<br />
  <br />
  //after your clear form values then page_clientvalidate will clear any existing error msgs<br />
  //but just use it in case you have validators in your page<br />
  if( hasValidators==true )<br />
    Page_ClientValidate();<br />
}<br />