javascript, form validation

Here is my javascript code:


<SCRIPT>
function validate() {
mNv=mainform.Name.value;
pass=mainform.password.value;
if (mNv=='') {
alert('required');
event.returnValue=false;
}
pass=mainform.password.value;
if (pass=='') {
alert('required');
event.returnValue=false;
}
}

Right now it sends out an alert box, but I want it to write the response to the page next to the required field, does anyone know how to do that?

Hi

You will have to add a DIV next to each field:

Now, instead of an alert you can do:

MK

Awesome, thanks.

Salvation at last!
Thanks for the short, quick, and easy method to do this.
I previously thought that it would take to much code to do something like this using JavaScript, so I did it on the server-side only.
Good work!

See my poll where I discuss "JavaScript Alerts Are Evil!"

Does anyone know why this DHTML approach does not work in these browsers:
Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox (All fairly new versions).

It works only in Internet Explorer and Opera.

Hi

There are some notes about compliance here

MK

Thanks selwonk!