Input Text autofocus Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The autofocus property sets or gets whether a text field should get focus when the page loads, or not.

This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.

Set the autofocus property with the following Values

Value Description
true|false Sets whether a text field should get focus when the page loads

Return Value

A Boolean, returns true if the text field gets focus when the page loads, otherwise it returns false

The following code shows how to check if a text field gets focus upon page load:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Name: <input type="text" id="myText" autofocus>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from ww  w  .  j a  v  a  2s .  c  o m
    var x = document.getElementById("myText").autofocus;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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