javascript - select method fails in Firefox and Chrome -

when user enters "junk" in input field 1, blur event triggers function notify them of error , select()'s field triggering error. works fine in ie , safari firefox , chrome skip right on select(). if use firebug step through code, works designed.

here sample of code:

function checkforjunk(fld) {    if (fld.value == 'junk') {      alert('please take out junk');      fld.select();    }  }

<form name="junk" action="junk.htm" method="post">    input1:    <input type="text" name="morejunk" value="" onblur="checkforjunk(this);" />    <br>    input2:    <input type="text" name="evenmorejunk" value="" onblur="checkforjunk(this);" />  </form>

it works fine me on chrome when put select in settimeout

settimeout(function() {        fld.select();  }, 1);