Question

What are some effective strategies to ensure a specific control is in view when a page is opened?

More specifically, I have a validation message which appears beneath the fold, and I want to ensure it is seen when necessary.

I considered using a bookmark (named anchor) but there is no clean way to use it, since I only realize there is an error after I’ve processed the page.

This won’t matter with most expected solutions, but I’m adding the asp.net-mvc tag, in case there is anything funky in the framework that might help me.

And yes, jQuery solutions are ok.

Answer 1

Answered on Twitter by David Wolever

document.onload = function() { location.href = "#foo" }