Input Datetime autofocusProperty

Examples

Check whether the datetime field automatically gets focus after the page loads:

var x = document.getElementById("myDatetime").autofocus;

xThe result is:

true

The autofocus property is used to set or return whether a datetime field automatically gets focus after the page loads.

This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.

All major browsers support the autofocus property.

Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier IE versions, and Opera 12 and earlier Opera versions do not support this property.

Note:Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers do not support the <input type="date"> element.

Return the autofocus property:

datetimeObject.autofocus

Set the autofocus property:

datetimeObject.autofocus=true|false

Value	Description
true\|false	Describes whether the datetime field gets focus after the page loads. true - The datetime field gets focus false - Default. The datetime field does not get focus.

Return Value:	A Boolean, returning true if the datetime field automatically gets focus after the page loads, otherwise returns false.