Insight Eye

Collection of usefull JavaScript codes released under Creative Commons License. The scripts are short and logically simple to understand, making them ideal for learning JavaScript coding.

1. Email Page URL

Recommend any web page throughout a website. The URL to the page is sent via the visitors default email program. Also works with online email like Gmail etc.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function emailink(){
window.location = "mailto:"+"?subject=This web page might interest you..." + "&body="+window.location.href;
}
//-->
</script>

<a href="javascript:emailink()">Recommend this Page to a Friend!</a>

2. Clear Text Box

With instructions in the box field, clicking the field clears the text from the box. When the box is empty and the user clicks outside the box, the pre-set text returns.

<input type="text" name="abox" value="username" onfocus="javascript:if(this.value=='username') {this.value='';}" onblur="javascript:if(this.value=='') {this.value='username'}">

3. Select All Text Box

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function selectAll(theField) {
var tempval=eval("document."+theField)
tempval.focus()
tempval.select()
}
//-->
</script>

Insert anywhere within the body of the web page or within a <form></form> section.

<form name="name_a">
<textarea name="name_b" cols="28" rows="3"> the box text... </textarea>
<a href="javascript:selectAll('name_a.name_b')">click to select all text</a>
</form>

4. Hide Email Address

Uses JavaScript to display an email address - helps prevent spam bots harvesting the address. Note this is only a general prevention method.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function em1234567890(a) {
RE = /^(.+)\#(.+)$/;
var launch = a.replace(RE,"mailto:$1@$2");
window.location = launch;
}
//-->
</script>

<a href="javascript:em1234567890('you#yoursite.com')">e-mail us</a>

Change both instances of 'em1234567890' to any unique number/letter combination. The # character will be replaced with @. Use a different character as you like.

5. Accept Terms & Conditions

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function checkCheckBox(f){
if (f.agree.checked == false )
{
alert("Please tick the box to continue");
return false;
} else
return true;
}
//-->
</script>

<form action="tc_yes.html" method="GET" onsubmit="return checkCheckBox(this)">
I accept: <input type="checkbox" value="0" name="agree">
<input type="submit" value="Continue">
<input type="button" value="Exit" onclick="document.location.href='index.html';">
</form>

If you receive error: "Method Not Allowed" then change the line method="POST" to method="GET" - the script works in both modes.

The destination for the Exit button code -- 'document.location.href='index.html' -- can be any page in your website.

The line -- "tc_yes.html" -- should be the page your visitors are clicking through to.

6. Accept Terms & Conditions - Text Link Version

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function checkCheckBoxAgree(c){
if (c.agree_text.checked == false )
{
alert("Please tick the box to continue.");
return false;
} else
return true;
}
//-->
</script>

<form name="agreeform" action="#">
I accept: <input name="agree_text" type="checkbox" value="0">
<a href="tc_yes.html" onclick="return checkCheckBoxAgree(document.forms['agreeform'])"> | <a href="tc_exit.html">Exit</a>
</form>

If you receive error: "Method Not Allowed" then change the line method="POST" to method="GET" - the script works in both modes.

The destination for the Exit button code -- 'document.location.href='index.html' -- can be any page in your website.

The line -- "tc_yes.html" -- should be the page your visitors are clicking through to.

7. Form Box Counter

If you have a form box that requires a certain amount of characters to be entered into the box, then this script will help with this. A dialog box will inform the user how many characters have been entered and a warning given if over the designated amount. The code is set for 5 characters maximum. Add 1 more character to see the effect.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function CheckSize(form, field) {
if (field ==1) {
Ctrl = form.test;
y = 30;
x = Ctrl.value.length;
}
if (x < y)
SendMsg (Ctrl, "Number of characters is: " + x); else
SendMsg (Ctrl, "Too long - number of characters is: " + x);}
function SendMsg (Ctrl, PromptStr) { alert (PromptStr);
Ctrl.focus(); return;
}
//-->
</script>

<textarea rows="2" cols="32" name="test">1234</textarea>
<input onclick="CheckSize(this.form,1)" type="button" value="count">

The line -- Ctrl = form.test -- needs to be the same name as the form box you wish to count - <textarea rows="2" cols="32" name="test">

8. Randomize Anything - text, images, etc

This script will randomize text, image ads or just about anything else you like.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function randa() {
};
randa = new randa();
number = 0;
// keep adding these for more random items
randa[number++] = 'item-1'
randa[number++] = 'item-2'
randa[number++] = 'item-3'
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number);
document.write(randa[increment]);
//-->
</script>

If a single (') apostrophe or (") double quotes are needed in a line of randomized text, you need to escape those characters like this ---
Nature/'s inexorable imperative.

9. Click Confirm

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function warn123(){if(confirm("Are you sure you want to continue?"))location.href="/webpage"};
//-->
</script>

<a href="#" onclick="warn123();">Next Page</a>

The section -- location.href="/webpage" -- needs to be the page you want going to.

These free JavaScript codes are offered at no charge for commercial and personal use. All codes are provided as-is and for educational merit. Note that these scripts are not supported by the author.

Insight Eye JavaScript Codes