HTML DOM Input Date autofocus Property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM Input Date autofocus property sets/returns whether Input Date is focused upon initial page load.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning boolean value - true/false

inputDateObject.autofocus

Setting autofocus to booleanValue

inputDateObject.autofocus = booleanValue

Boolean Value

Here, “booleanValue” can be the following −

booleanValue	Details
true	It defines that input will be autofocused on page load.
false	It is the default value and input is not autofocused.

Example

Let us see an example of Input Date autofocus property −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Input Date Autofocus</title>
</head>
<body>
Date Select: <input type="date" id="Date" autofocus>
<button onclick="removeAutoFocus()">Remove Auto Focus</button>
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
<script>
   var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
   var inputDate = document.getElementById("Date");
   divDisplay.textContent = 'Autofocus: '+inputDate.autofocus function removeAutoFocus() {
      if(inputDate.autofocus == true){
         inputDate.autofocus = false;
         divDisplay.textContent = 'Autofocus: '+inputDate.autofocus
      }
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>