Input Search autofocus Property

Find out if a search field automatically gets focus upon page load:

var x = document.getElementById("mySearch").autofocus;

Description

The autofocus property sets or returns whether a search field should automatically get focus when the page loads.

This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
autofocus	Yes	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return the autofocus property:

searchObject.autofocus

Set the autofocus property:

searchObject.autofocus = true|false

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether a search field should get focus when the page loads, or not true - The search field gets focus false - Default. The search field does not get focus

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the search field automatically gets focus when the page loads, otherwise it returns false