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HTML DOM onfocus Event

Last Updated : 05 Dec, 2022
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The HTML DOM onfocus event occurs when an element gets focused. The onfocus event is mostly used with <input>, <select>, and <a>. The onfocus event is the opposite of the onblur event. 

Syntax:

  • In HTML:
<element onfocus="myScript">
  • In JavaScript:
object.onfocus = function(){myScript};
  • In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("focus", myScript);

Note: The onfocus event is different from the onfocusin event because the onfocus event does not bubble. 

Example 1: This example explains the onfocus event in the HTML.

html




<center>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        HTML DOM onfocus Event
    </h2>
    <br> Name:
    <input type="text" onfocus="geekfun(this)">
    <script>
        function geekfun(gfg) {
            gfg.style.background = "green";
        }
    </script>
</center>


Output: 

 

Example 2: In this example, we will learn about the onfocus event by using Javascript.

html




<center>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>HTML DOM onfocus Event</h2>
    <br> Name:
    <input type="text" id="fname">
  
    <script>
        document.getElementById(
        "fname").onfocus = function() {
            geekfun()
        };
          
        function geekfun() {
            document.getElementById(
            "fname").style.backgroundColor =
            "red";
        }
    </script>
</center>


Output:

 

Example 3: In this example, we will learn the onfocus event by the addEventListener() method.

html




<center>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>HTML DOM onfocus Event</h2>
    <br> Name:
    <input type="text" id="fname">
  
    <script>
        document.getElementById(
        "fname").addEventListener(
        "focus", Geeksfun);
          
        function Geeksfun() {
            document.getElementById(
            "fname").style.backgroundColor = "green";
        }
    </script>
</center>


Output: 

 

We have a complete list of HTML DOM methods, to check those please go through this HTML DOM Object Complete reference article.

The HTML DOM onfocus event support all HTML tag EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, <title>

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM onfocus Event are listed below:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  • Opera

We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.



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