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Pure JavaScript
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Pure JavaScript

by Allen R. Wyke, Jason Gilliam, Charlton Ting
August 1999
Intermediate to advanced
1488 pages
72h 53m
English
Sams
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Textarea.focus()

JavaScript1.0+, JScript1.0+ Nav2+, IE3+, Opera3+ Syntax

							textarea.focus()

Description

The focus() method of the Textarea object gives the focus to the text area. Be careful when using this method in conjunction with the Textarea.blur() method. It can lead to a focus/blur loop, where the browser blurs a focus as soon as it is done, and vice versa.

Example

Listing 7.509 has two text areas and two buttons. If the user clicks the first button, the cursor is set inside the first text area. If the user clicks the second text box, the cursor is set inside the second text area.

Listing 7.509 Using the focus() Method to Place the Cursor in the Desired Text Area
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