Sometimes, we want to automatically set the focus to a textbox when a web page loads HTML and JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to automatically set the focus to a textbox when a web page loads HTML and JavaScript.
How to automatically set the focus to a textbox when a web page loads with HTML and JavaScript?
To automatically set the focus to a textbox when a web page loads HTML and JavaScript, we use the autofocus attribute and the focus method.
For instance, we write
<input id="my-input" autofocus="autofocus" />
to focus on the input when the page loads with the autofocus attribute.
Then we write
if (!("autofocus" in document.createElement("input"))) {
document.getElementById("my-input").focus();
}
to call focus on the input with JavaScript to move focus to it.
Conclusion
To automatically set the focus to a textbox when a web page loads HTML and JavaScript, we use the autofocus attribute and the focus method.
