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Focus an element

Focus an element

Moves the browser's focus to a particular element on the page — the same as clicking into a field without triggering what a click would do. Useful for activating a field before typing or pressing a key.


Options​

Select the action​

The action's mode.

By browser​

Focuses the element using a CSS selector on the page.

Browser or page ID​

The browser, tab or iframe opening action used as the context.

Element selector​

The CSS selector identifying the element to focus, input#name for example.

By element​

Focuses an element captured earlier by a Get element action.

Element ID​

The action that captured the element to focus.

By element list​

Focuses an element from a list captured by a Get elements action.

Element list ID​

The action that captured the list.

The list index​

The element's position in the list. The index starts at 0.

Returns​

Javascript code​

js
actions["action-id"] // the focused element (Element)

Field selection​

Use this action's output to reference the focused element from other actions in the routine, such as Insert text or Press a key in By element mode.

Rules and conditions​

  • Select the action has to be set before the other fields.
  • In By browser mode, Browser or page ID and Element selector are both required.
  • If the element is not found on the page, the action ends in an error.