The focusin event is fired when an element is about to receive focus. The main difference between this event and focus is that the latter doesn't bubble.
General info
Specification
DOM L3
Interface
FocusEvent
Bubbles
Yes
Cancelable
No
Target
Element
Default Action
None.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
target Read only
EventTarget
event target receiving focus.
type Read only
DOMString
The type of event.
bubbles Read only
Boolean
Whether the event normally bubbles or not
cancelable Read only
Boolean
Whether the event is cancellable or not?
relatedTarget Read only
EventTarget (DOM element)
event target losing focus (if any).
Browser compatibility
Feature
Chrome
Firefox (Gecko)
Internet Explorer
Opera
Safari
Basic support
(Yes)
No support [1]
(Yes)
(Yes)
(Yes)
Feature
Android
Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
IE Mobile
Opera Mobile
Safari Mobile
Basic support
(Yes)
No support [1]
(Yes)
?
(Yes)
[1] This event is not yet supported in Firefox, see bug 687787 . It is possible to use the focus event instead, which is also compatible with event delegation .
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Last updated by:
mrenty ,
Apr 7, 2016, 11:08:22 AM