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Find if a textbox is currently selected

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How would I find if a textbox (or textarea) currently is in focus? I don't care to know which one it is, I just need to know if one is in focus (has the cursor in it). How would I do this with javascript and jquery?

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answered 14 Years ago marisela · Accepted Answer

Since you have found document.activeElement, you can check its nodeName.

if (document.activeElement.nodeName == 'TEXTAREA' || document.activeElement.nodeName == 'INPUT') {

    // ....

}

Something like that.