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title: "How to set the focus in an element using Javascript?"  
description: "How to set the focus in an element using Javascript?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-03-18  
updated: 2020-09-19  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/523/how-to-set-the-focus-in-an-element-using-javascript  
category: "javascript"  
tags: ["javascript"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to set the focus in an element using Javascript?

Setting the focus in an element using JavaScript\
\

```
<script>function setFocus() {if(focusElement != null){document.forms[0].elements["myelementname"].focus();}}</script>
```

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

Setting the focus in an element using JavaScript\
\

```
<script>function setFocus() {if(focusElement != null){document.forms[0].elements["myelementname"].focus();}}</script>
```


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