Input Date autofocus Property
Example
Find out if a date field automatically gets focus upon page load:
 var x = document.getElementById("myDate").autofocus;
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Definition and Usage
The autofocus property sets or returns whether a date field should automatically get focus when the page loads, or not.
This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autofocus | Yes | 10.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Note: The <input type="date"> element does not show any date field/calendar in IE11 and earlier versions.
Syntax
Return the autofocus property:
 inputdateObject.autofocus
Set the autofocus property:
 inputdateObject.autofocus = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| true|false | 
  Specifies whether a  date field should get focus when the page loads,  or not
  
  | 
  
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the date field automatically gets focus when the page loads, otherwise it returns false | 
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> autofocus attribute
❮ Input Date Object

