FocusManager Class
Provides a set of static methods, attached properties, and events for determining and setting focus scopes and for setting the focused element within the scope.
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
The FocusManager type exposes the following members.
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FocusedElement | Determines whether the element this property is attached to has logical focus. |
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IsFocusScope | Determines whether the element this property is attached to is a focus scope. |
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GetFocusedElement | Gets the element with logical focus within the specified focus scope. |
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GetFocusScope | Determines the closest ancestor of the specified element that has IsFocusScope set to true. |
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GetIsFocusScope | Determines whether the specified DependencyObject is a focus scope. |
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SetFocusedElement | Sets logical focus on the specified element. |
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SetIsFocusScope | Sets the specified DependencyObject as a focus scope. |
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FocusedElementProperty | Identifies the FocusedElement attached property. |
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GotFocusEvent | Identifies the GotFocus RoutedEvent. |
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IsFocusScopeProperty | Identifies the IsFocusScope attached property. |
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LostFocusEvent | Identifies the LostFocus RoutedEvent. |
In Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) there are two concepts concerning focus: keyboard focus and logical focus.
Keyboard focus pertains to the element which is currently receiving keyboard input. There can be only one element with keyboard focus. This element with keyboard focus has IsKeyboardFocused set to true. Keyboard.FocusedElement returns the element with keyboard focus.
Logical focus pertains to the FocusManager.FocusedElement within a specific focus scope.
A focus scope is a container element that keeps track of the FocusManager.FocusedElement within its scope. By default, the Window class is a focus scope as are the Menu, ContextMenu, and ToolBar classes. An element which is a focus scope has IsFocusScope set to true.
There can be multiple elements with logical focus, but there can only be one element with logical focus within a single focus scope. An element with logical focus does not necessarily have keyboard focus, but an element with keyboard focus will have logical focus. It is possible to define a focus scope within a focus scope. In this case, both the parent focus scope and the child focus scope can have a FocusManager.FocusedElement.
The following scenario illustrates how keyboard focus and logical focus change in a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that has a Window with a TextBox and a Menu which has a MenuItem. When keyboard focus changes from the TextBox to the MenuItem, the TextBox losses keyboard focus but retains logical focus for the Window focus scope. The MenuItem obtains keyboard focus and obtains logical focus for the Menu focus scope. When keyboard focus returns to the root Window, the element in Window focus scope with logical focus will obtain keyboard focus, which in this case is the TextBox. The TextBox now has keyboard focus and logical focus. The MenuItem loses keyboard focus, but retains logical focus for the Menu focus scope.
The default value of IsFocusScope on a Window, Menu, ToolBar, and ContextMenu is true.
For more information on focus, see the Input Overview and the Focus Overview.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
- 3/25/2011
- DeathByVisualStudio
