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Rocco The Taco
Rocco The Taco

Reputation: 3777

PHP/Javascript Form Reset upon page entry or back

I have a standard PHP form that has a series of checkboxes, radio, selects and text. The form works fine and proceeds to a search results page. My problem is that when you click Back browser in any browser the search page shows the previous selects. How do I ensure that the back button displays the form as if its the first time the visitor visits the page?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 489

Answers (3)

Sven
Sven

Reputation: 70863

You shouldn't reset it automatically. Provide a reset button.

The back button returns the user to the previous page, in the state he left it. This includes the settings of any form. I'm relying heavily on this feature, cannot count the times this back button saved me from loosing my efforts that went into a textbox for answering questions...

It's a different game if the user is on your result page and clicks a link that takes him to the search page again, but does not use the back button.

Upvotes: 0

Amrish Prajapati
Amrish Prajapati

Reputation: 787

you can do one thing.

Using jquery onReady function you can make form reset.

So, whenever user will press back button of browser page will be reload and onReady function your code for form reset will work.

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#myform').get(0).reset();

});

Upvotes: 0

Anoop
Anoop

Reputation: 23208

You can reset form on window.onload or $(document).ready(for jQuery)

function formReset()
{
       document.getElementById("formId").reset();
}

Upvotes: 2

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