javascript alert 初级

<script language="javascript">
		function val() {
			if (f1.messageid.value == "") {
				alert("messageid不能为空");
				document.f1.messageid.focus();
				return flase;
			}
		}
</script>
			<form action="" name="f1" method="post" οnsubmit="return val()">
			<input type="text"  name="messageid">
			<button type="submit"">
				提交
			</button>
			<br>
			<div id ="mesg1"></div>
		</form>