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In this article, we will go through about Autocomplete autoFocus option in JqueryUI. jQuery UI Autocomplete autoFocus option when set to true, the first item will automatically be focused when the menu is shown. The default value is False

Syntax:

$( ".selector" ).autocomplete({autoFocus: true }),

Approach: First, add jQuery Mobile scripts needed for your project.

<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js”></script> 
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js”></script> 
<link href=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” />

Example 1:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <link href=
          rel="stylesheet"
          type="text/css" />
 
    <script>
        $(function() {
           var list  =  [
              "One",
              "two",
              "Three",
              "Four",
           ];
           $( "#gfg" ).autocomplete({
              source: list,
              autoFocus:false
           });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div class="ui-widget">
        <p>jQuery UI| autoFocus Element</p>
        <p>GeeksforGeeks</p>
        <label for="gfg">Tags: </label>
        <input id="gfg">
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:

Example 2:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <link href=
          rel="stylesheet"
          type="text/css" />
    <script>
        $(function() {
           var list  =  [
              "One",
              "two",
              "Three",
              "Four",
           ];
           $( "#gfg" ).autocomplete({
              source: list,
              autoFocus:true
           });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div class="ui-widget">
        <p>jQuery UI| autoFocus Element</p>
        <p>GeeksforGeeks</p>
        <label for="gfg">Tags: </label>
        <input id="gfg">
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:



Last Updated : 04 Apr, 2023
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