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DanZ15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
October 7, 2020
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Set focus on textbox

Hi,

is it possible in ThingWorx 8.5.x and 9 to force focus on a specific element (like a textbox) in a mashup during runtime? I've seen solutions in older posts with jQuery which are no longer working.

Is there any way to achive this in newer Thingworx versions?

    Ciprian-TraianAnswer
    5-Regular Member
    October 12, 2020


    Hello @DanZ,

     

    You need to develop a custom widget where you place manually the focus to an element.

    You can follow example at developer portal or at the Help Center page section Creating Customized ThingWorx Widgets

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    slangleyCommunity Manager
    Support
    October 8, 2020

    Hi @DanZ.

     

    Can you point out the older posts that you're referring to? This will help us gain a better understanding of your requirement.  

     

    Regards.

     

    --Sharon

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    DanZ15-MoonstoneAuthor
    15-Moonstone
    October 9, 2020

    Certainly. The accepted solution in this case isn't working anymore: https://community.ptc.com/t5/ThingWorx-Developers/Force-focus-to-a-textbox/td-p/501391

    I simply want to set focus to an element (like a textbox) after an event (i.e. ButtonClicked) is triggered.

     

    EDIT: There are even cases where it is mentioned that jQuery isn't working anymore for this use case.

    https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS314721

    https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS304107

     

    Is there any alternative?

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    Ciprian-Traian5-Regular MemberAnswer
    5-Regular Member
    October 12, 2020


    Hello @DanZ,

     

    You need to develop a custom widget where you place manually the focus to an element.

    You can follow example at developer portal or at the Help Center page section Creating Customized ThingWorx Widgets

    Translate
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