Javascript Form How to - Handle focus got event for input text field

Question

We would like to know how to handle focus got event for input text field.

Answer


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<html>
    <head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    var counter = 0;
    function sendAway(){
      document.myForm.myText2.focus();
      document.myForm.counter.value = counter++;
    }
    </script>
    </head>
    <body onLoad='sendAway()'>
    <form name="myForm">
      <input type=TEXT value="First Box" name="myText1" onFocus='sendAway()'>
      <input type=TEXT value="Second Box" name="myText2"><br>
      <input type=TEXT size=2 value="" name="counter">
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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