FocusEvent: relatedTarget property
The FocusEvent.relatedTarget
read-only property is the
secondary target, depending on the type of event:
Event name | target |
relatedTarget |
---|---|---|
blur |
The EventTarget losing focus |
The EventTarget receiving focus (if any). |
focus |
The EventTarget receiving focus |
The EventTarget losing focus (if any) |
focusin |
The EventTarget receiving focus |
The EventTarget losing focus (if any) |
focusout |
The EventTarget losing focus |
The EventTarget receiving focus (if any) |
Note that many elements can't have focus, which is a common reason for relatedTarget
to be
null
. relatedTarget
may also be set to null
for
security reasons, like when tabbing in or out of a page.
MouseEvent.relatedTarget
is a similar property for mouse events.
Value
An instance of EventTarget
.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
UI Events # dom-focusevent-relatedtarget |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
FocusEvent
interface it belongs to.