Tell if or has focus using native Javascript</a></h1> </div> <div class="grid fw-wrap pb8 mb16 bb bc-black-075"> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8" title="2016-01-12 19:07:53Z"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Asked</span> <time itemprop="dateCreated" datetime="2014-06-28T05:47:47.740" class="fromnow">Jun 28 '14 at 05:47</time> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Active</span> <time class="fromnow" title="2015-01-13T19:58:43.473" datetime="2015-01-13T19:58:43.473">Jan 13 '15 at 19:58</a> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mb8" title="Viewed 462 times"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Viewed</span> 462 times </div> </div> <div id="mainbar" role="main" aria-label="questions and answers"> <div id="question" class="question" data-questionid="24464038" data-ownerid="1170128" data-score="1"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" 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native Javascript solution!</strong></p></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/javascript" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'javascript'" rel="tag">javascript</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time">edited <span title="2014-07-15T23:48:34.997" class="relativetime">Jul 15 '14 at 23:48</span></div> <div class="user-gravatar32"></div> <div class="user-details" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <span class="d-none" itemprop="name">mildog8</span> <div class="-flair"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="asked Jun 28 '14 at 05:47">asked Jun 28 '14 at 05:47</time> <a href="../../users/1170128/mildog8" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/1170128.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="mildog8" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/1170128/mildog8" class="s-user-card--link">mildog8</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">2,030</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="2 gold badges">2</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="22 silver badges">22</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="36 bronze badges">36</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-24464038" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="24464038" data-min-length="15"> <ul class="comments-list js-comments-list" data-remaining-comments-count="0" data-canpost="false" data-cansee="true" data-comments-unavailable="false" data-addlink-disabled="true"> <li id="comment-37860905" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="37860905" data-comment-owner-id="1679602" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment37860905_24464038"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">You said you need a native JS solution, so the `jQuery` tag should have not been added, I've just removed that tag.</span> – <a href="../../users/1679602/king-king" title="61,710 reputation" class="comment-user ">King King</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/24464038/tell-if-input-or-textarea-has-focus-using-native-javascript#comment37860905_24464038"><span title="2014-06-28T06:04:40.993 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jun 28 '14 at 06:04</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">2 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">2</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="24464039"></a> <div id="answer-24464039" class="answer accepted-answer" data-answerid="24464039" data-ownerid="1170128" data-score="2" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="24464039"> <button 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<div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time">edited <span title="2015-01-13T19:58:43.473" class="relativetime">Jan 13 '15 at 19:58</span></div> <div class="user-gravatar32"></div> <div class="user-details" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <span class="d-none" itemprop="name">mildog8</span> <div class="-flair"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Jun 28 '14 at 05:47">answered Jun 28 '14 at 05:47</time> <a href="../../users/1170128/mildog8" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/1170128.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="mildog8" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/1170128/mildog8" class="s-user-card--link">mildog8</a> <ul 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<div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment37861366_24464039"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">if you know the answer then why ask ?</span> – <a href="../../users/991275/rituraj-ratan" title="10,260 reputation" class="comment-user ">Rituraj ratan</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/24464038/tell-if-input-or-textarea-has-focus-using-native-javascript#comment37861366_24464039"><span title="2014-06-28T06:45:07.100 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jun 28 '14 at 06:45</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-37861535" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="37861535" data-comment-owner-id="1170128" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment37861535_24464039"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Good question @Riturajratan! I was trying to find a question that answered this although I was not able to. I then came up with a solution of my own and decided to turn it into a question for other people could benefit and enjoy it.</span> – <a href="../../users/1170128/mildog8" title="2,030 reputation" class="comment-user owner">mildog8</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/24464038/tell-if-input-or-textarea-has-focus-using-native-javascript#comment37861535_24464039"><span title="2014-06-28T06:59:43.830 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jun 28 '14 at 06:59</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-37861972" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="37861972" data-comment-owner-id="991275" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment37861972_24464039"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">so i think first you search then ask question any way cheers ;)</span> – <a href="../../users/991275/rituraj-ratan" title="10,260 reputation" class="comment-user ">Rituraj ratan</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/24464038/tell-if-input-or-textarea-has-focus-using-native-javascript#comment37861972_24464039"><span title="2014-06-28T07:33:51.377 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jun 28 '14 at 07:33</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a name="24464053"></a> <div id="answer-24464053" class="answer " data-answerid="24464053" data-ownerid="991275" data-score="0" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="24464053"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="0">0</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>use <strong><a class="external-link" href="http://api.jquery.com/focus-selector/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">:focus</a></strong></p> <pre><code>$("input, textarea").is(":focus") </code></pre> <p>see <strong><a href="../../questions/967096/using-jquery-to-test-if-an-input-has-focus">here</a></strong> it will helpful</p></div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="edited May 23 '17 at 12:29">edited May 23 '17 at 12:29</time> <a href="../../users/-1/community" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/-1.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Community" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/-1/community" class="s-user-card--link">Community</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">1</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="1 silver badges">1</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Jun 28 '14 at 05:49">answered Jun 28 '14 at 05:49</time> <a href="../../users/991275/rituraj-ratan" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/991275.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Rituraj ratan" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/991275/rituraj-ratan" class="s-user-card--link">Rituraj ratan</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">10,260</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="8 gold badges">8</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="34 silver badges">34</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="55 bronze badges">55</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>