Topic: How to autofocus on dynamic modal's form control
galileo priority asked 2 years ago
Expected behavior When opening a modal window containing a form through modalService I want a default form field control (textArea) to be focused, but adding autofocus to textArea tag doesn't work. I've also followed this outdated tutorial and it didn't work:
https://mdbootstrap.com/support/angular/how-to-set-focus-on-input-in-modal/
Actual behavior Nothing happens (form field is not focused)
Resources (screenshots, code snippets etc.)
Arkadiusz Idzikowski staff answered 2 years ago
Please try to add a delay by wrapping your code in setTimeout function. Here is an example code that you can use in your modal component ts file (in this case you need to add #input
template variable to the HTML element you want to focus):
@ViewChild('input', { static: true }) input: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>;
constructor(public modalRef: MDBModalRef) {}
ngOnInit() {
setTimeout(() => {
this.input.nativeElement.focus();
}, 0);
}
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- Technology: MDB Angular
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