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">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </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:

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome 1
Mozilla Firefox 1
Edge 12
Opera
Safari 1

HTML DOM Input Text focus() Method

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