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HTML DOM hasFocus() Method

Document Object Reference Document Object

Example

Output some text if the document has focus:

var x = document.getElementById("demo");
if (document.hasFocus()) {
    x.innerHTML = "The document has focus.";
} else {
    x.innerHTML = "The document DOES NOT have focus.";
}
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Definition and Usage

The hasFocus() method returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document (or any element inside the document) has focus.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method
hasFocus() 30.0 6.0 3.0 Yes 23.0

Syntax

document.hasFocus()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean value, incidating whether the document or any element in the document has focus:

  • true - The document has focus
  • false - The document does not have focus

Document Object Reference Document Object