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How to focus on a form input text field on page load using jQuery?

This is probably very simple, but could somebody tell me how to get the cursor blinking on a text box on page load?

Solution

  • Set focus on the first text field:

     $("input:text:visible:first").focus();

    This also does the first text field, but you can change the [0] to another index:

    $('input[@type="text"]')[0].focus();

    Or, you can use the ID:

    $("#someTextBox").focus();