Auto-Tab - autotab.js

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// Author: Matt Kruse <[email protected]>
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// TabNext()
// Function to auto-tab phone field
// Arguments:
//   obj :  The input object (this)
//   event: Either 'up' or 'down' depending on the keypress event
//   len  : Max length of field - tab when input reaches this length
//   next_field: input object to get focus after this one
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var phone_field_length=0;
function TabNext(obj,event,len,next_field) {
if (event == "down") {
phone_field_length=obj.value.length;
}
else if (event == "up") {
if (obj.value.length != phone_field_length) {
phone_field_length=obj.value.length;
if (phone_field_length == len) {
next_field.focus();
}
}
}
}