Attribute for <TEXTAREA ...>
TABINDEX = integer
| Usage Recommendation |
|---|
| use it, but don't rely on it |
TABINDEX is supported by MSIE 4.x and higher and Netscape 6.
 Normally, when the user tabs from field to field in a form (in a browser that allows tabbing, not all browsers do) the tab order is the order the fields appear in the HTML code.
 However, sometimes you want the tab
order to flow a little differently. In that case, you can number the fields using
TABINDEX. The tabs then flow in order from lowest TABINDEX to highest.
This code:
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=5 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC">
<TR>
<TD>name: <INPUT NAME="realname" TABINDEX=1></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN=3>comments<BR>
<TEXTAREA COLS=25 ROWS=5 TABINDEX=4></TEXTAREA></TD></TR>
<TR> <TD>email: <INPUT NAME="email" TABINDEX=2></TD></TR>
<TR> <TD>department: <SELECT NAME="dep" TABINDEX=3>
<OPTION VALUE="">...
<OPTION VALUE="mkt">Marketing
<OPTION VALUE="fin">Finance
<OPTION VALUE="dev">Development
<OPTION VALUE="prd">Production</SELECT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
produces this form:
TABINDEX can also be used with
<A ...>,
<INPUT ...>,
<SELECT ...>, and
<BUTTON ...>.
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