JavaScript focus a particular element with div class, not div id declaration?


You can use the concept of focus(). Following is the JavaScript code −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<span class="TEXT_FOCUS" tabindex="-1"><center>TEXT BOX FOR
FOCUS</center></span><br>
<button id="focusButton">click me to get the tab on focus</button>
<script>
   document.getElementById('focusButton').addEventListener('click', function() {
      document.querySelectorAll('.TEXT_FOCUS')[0].focus();
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name anyName.html(index.html) and right click on the file and select the option open with live server in VS code editor.

Output

When you click the button, the focus will be on a particular element. The snapshot is as follows −

Updated on: 16-Jul-2020

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