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Disable Text Field Autofocus in Javascript

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Is there a way in Javascript to forcibly disable text field autofocus on page load?

I know of the focus() method, but not how to disable it. My actual problem is that autofocusing in a modal window forces the window to appear with the scrollbar halfway down already and scrolled to the first input field, whereas I would like to disable this entirely.

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answered 13 Years ago lara · Accepted Answer

You can use .blur() ,

var elelist = document.getElementsByTagName(input);

for(var i = 0; i < elelist.length; i++){

    elelist[i].blur();

}

If you want to disable focus on all the textfields,

var elelist = document.getElementsByTagName(input);

for(var i = 0; i < elelist.length; i++){

    elelist[i].addEventListener(focus, function(){

        this.blur();

    });

}