Form gets submitted even if JavaScript fun returns false

Question

Pls check code .html form gets submitted even if javascript returns false.

<form id="form1" name="form1"   method="post" action="sub.jsp" onsubmit="return getValue()">
<input type="text" id="userName" name="userName"   onkeyup="return getValue()" />
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

    <script type="text/javascript" >
    function getValue()
      {
        var userName=document.getElementById("userName");
            document.getElementById("userNamemsg").innerHTML="";
              if(userName.value=="")
              {
             var mdiv=document.getElementById("userNamemsg");
                  mdiv.innerHTML="Error:Required Fields cannot be blank!";
                  form.userName.focus();
                  return false;
               }
              return true;   
     } 

Answer 1

1) try changing line form.userName.focus(); to document.form1.userName.focus();

OR

2) try submitting from function itself:

<input type="button" name="Submit" value="Submit" onclick="getValue()" />

<script type="text/javascript" >
function getValue()
  {
        var userName=document.getElementById("userName");
        document.getElementById("userNamemsg").innerHTML="";
          if(userName.value=="")
          {
              var mdiv=document.getElementById("userNamemsg");
              mdiv.innerHTML="Error:Required Fields cannot be blank!";
              document.form1.userName.focus();//I think this is the problem
              return false;
           }
          document.form1.submit();
 }
 </script>

Answer 2

I think there are errors in your JavaScript code that happen prior to your return statements. Fix those errors and your code should work.

Answer 3

alternatively, you make the click handler on the submit button to return false.