Textarea autofocus Property
Example
Find out if a text area automatically gets focus upon page load:
var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").autofocus;
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Description
The autofocus property sets or returns whether a text area should automatically get focus when the page loads, or not.
This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autofocus | Yes | 10.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the autofocus property:
textareaObject.autofocus
Set the autofocus property:
textareaObject.autofocus = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether a text area should get focus when the page loads, or not
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the text area automatically gets focus when the page loads, otherwise it returns false |
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> autofocus attribute
❮ Textarea Object
