xpages - Set field focus after validation in dialog (Extension Library Dialog) -

i have following dialog, password field focus set when dialog has focus works when first loaded, want set password field focus when passwords don't match (i.e. after clicking ok button , running ssjs).

    <xe:dialog id="dialogconfirmpassword" title="confirm password">     <xe:dialogcontent id="dialogconfirmpasswordcontent">         <xp:messages id="messagesconfirmpassword" layout="table" />          <xp:table style="width:100%" id="tableconfirmpassword">             <xp:tr>                 <xp:td>                     <xp:label value="password" id="lblpassword"                         for="confirmpassword" />                 </xp:td>                 <xp:td>                     <xp:inputtext id="confirmpassword"                         password="true">                                         </xp:inputtext>                 </xp:td>             </xp:tr>         </xp:table>     </xe:dialogcontent>      <xe:dialogbuttonbar id="dialogbuttonbarconfirmpassword">         <xp:button value="ok" id="btnconfirmpasswordok">             <xp:eventhandler event="onclick" submit="true"                 refreshmode="complete">                 <xp:this.action>                     <xp:actiongroup>                         <xp:executescript>                             <xp:this.script><![cdata[#{javascript:try{              var confirmpassword:string = getcomponent("confirmpassword").getvalueasstring();              if (session.verifypassword(confirmpassword, httppassword)){                   /* runs notes agent */                  getcomponent('dialogconfirmpassword').hide();                  return true;              } else {                  facescontext.addmessage("messagesconfirmpassword", new javax.faces.application.facesmessage("you have entered incorrect password, please try again.") );                  /*  want set focus password field */                  return false;              }         } catch (e) {             facescontext.addmessage("messagesconfirmpassword", new javax.faces.application.facesmessage("error! " + e.tostring()) )             return false;         }}]]></xp:this.script>                         </xp:executescript>                     </xp:actiongroup>                 </xp:this.action>             </xp:eventhandler>         </xp:button>      </xe:dialogbuttonbar>      <xp:eventhandler event="onfocus" submit="false">         <xe:this.script><![cdata[dijit.byid("dialogconfirmpassword").focus();]]></xe:this.script>     </xp:eventhandler>  </xe:dialog> 

can set password field focus after setting facescontext.addmessage or way?

update: following output script worked:

        <xp:scriptblock id="scriptblockconfirmpassword">         <xp:this.value><![cdata[#{javascript:   if(viewscope.pwdsuccess === null) {     return ""; };  var result = "dojo.byid(\"";     result += getcomponent("confirmpassword").getclientid(facescontext); result += "\").focus();";     return result;}]]></xp:this.value>     </xp:scriptblock> 

a few pointers:

• don't go after components getcomponent("confirmpassword") bind component scope variable, makes better code
• you can't directly run client javascript action in ssjs (where indicated)
• your event handler never works since xpages id different clientside id
• a outputscript can solve challenge

so modify code (only essentials here):

<xp:inputtext id="confirmpassword" password="true" value="#{viewscope.confirmpwd}"> </xp:inputtext>  <xp:button value="ok" id="btnconfirmpasswordok">     <xp:eventhandler event="onclick" submit="true" refreshmode="complete">         <xp:this.action>             <xp:actiongroup>                 <xp:executescript>                     <xp:this.script><![cdata[#{javascript:try{                       viewscope.pwdsuccess = session.verifypassword(viewscope.confirmpwd, httppassword);                       if (viewscope.pwdsuccess){                           /* runs notes agent */                           getcomponent('dialogconfirmpassword').hide();                      } else {                        facescontext.addmessage("messagesconfirmpassword", new javax.faces.application.facesmessage("you have entered incorrect password, please try again.") );                      }                } catch (e) {         facescontext.addmessage("messagesconfirmpassword", new javax.faces.application.facesmessage("error! " + e.tostring()) );         viewscope.pwdsuccess = false;             }         return viewscope.pwdsuccess      }]]></xp:this.script>                     </xp:executescript>                 </xp:actiongroup>             </xp:this.action>         </xp:eventhandler>     </xp:button>     <xp:outputscript>          <this.value><!cdata[#{javascript:if(viewscope.pwdsuccess) {return "";};          var result = "dijit.byid(\"";          result += getcomponent("confirmpassword").getclientid();          result += "\").focus();";          return result;          }]]</this.value>    </xp:outputscript> 

(typed off head - contain errors). let know how goes.