How in Jquery do I select the first blank input which is not a check box or a button

Question

How in Jquery do I select the first blank input which is not a check box or a button. I have the following:

$(':input[value="",type!="button",type!="checkbox"]:visible:first').focus();

Thanks for any suggestions

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '11 at 21:12

12

Tiny bit shorter

$("input[value='']:not(:checkbox,:button):visible:first").focus();

answered Feb 22 '11 at 21:12

Richard Dalton

Thanks for the answer. It worked. Btw u seem to know jquery pretty well... is there a good reference of syntax,rules,etc. I usually use the API reference from the jquery site but this particular scenario was not covered there. – suzi167 Feb 23 '11 at 13:34
np. I mainly use the jQuery reference online. However I also bought the jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide book and read through that just so I would have a better knowledge of the features available in jQuery. I also check this blog (http://webdevtweets.blogspot.com/) quite often, where Elijah Manor frequently posts links to good jQuery articles. – Richard Dalton Feb 23 '11 at 13:57

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 25 '13 at 12:05

4

$('#formid')
  .find('input:blank:not(:checkbox,:button)')
  .filter(":visible:enabled")
  .first()
  .focus();

(During my testing, input[value=''] worked only for pre-filled empty input fields; input:blank didn't have that problem.)

edited May 25 '13 at 12:05

answered May 25 '13 at 11:44

Rohit Dubey

for me as well. I had to do the same what you did. – Sri Reddy Jun 06 '13 at 17:55
4

Note that `:blank` is part of of a jQuery validation plugin. It's not standard jQuery. – Martin_W Jan 09 '14 at 01:26

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 22 '11 at 20:50

0

UNTESTED

$('input').not('input[type!="checkbox"],input[type!="button"]');

answered Feb 22 '11 at 20:50

Val

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 22 '11 at 20:52

0

$("input[value='']:not([type='checkbox'], [type='button']):visible:first").focus()

answered Feb 22 '11 at 20:52

Jimmy

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