HTML DOM Input Text focus() Method

The Input Text focus() method in HTML DOM is used to get focus to the text field when the event occurs. 

Syntax:

textObject.focus()

Parameters: This method does not contain any parameter values. 

Return Value: It does not return any value.

Example: Below program illustrates the use of the input text focus()  method in HTML DOM. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Input Text focus() Method
    </title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green">
        w3wiki
    </h1>
 
    <strong>DOM Input Text focus() method</strong>
     
    <form id="myForm">
        <input type="text" id="text_id" name="userinput">
    </form>
    <br>
    <button onclick="myfocus()">Get Focus!</button>
 
    <!-- script to get focus to the text field-->
    <script>
        function myfocus() {
            var txt = document.getElementById("text_id").focus();
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>                 


Output:

HTML DOM Input Text focus() Method

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 1
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Edge 12
  • Opera
  • Safari 1