How can I get the id of the focused textbox?

Question

I am creating a Chrome extension and I need to get the id of the selected textbox on the page. I am using Javascript and jQuery

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 18 '19 at 15:02

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You can use the :focus pseudo-class selector. for instance: $("input:focus") will get the focused input.

answered Nov 18 '19 at 15:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '19 at 15:05

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Here is how you can get the id using pure javascript:-

document.activeElement.getAttribute('id')

answered Nov 18 '19 at 15:05

Shivratna Kumar

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