Gets the element with logical focus within the specified focus scope.
(in PresentationCore.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetFocusedElement ( _
element As DependencyObject _
) As IInputElement
Dim element As DependencyObject
Dim returnValue As IInputElement
returnValue = FocusManager.GetFocusedElement(element)
public static IInputElement GetFocusedElement(
DependencyObject element
)
public:
static IInputElement^ GetFocusedElement(
DependencyObject^ element
)
public static function GetFocusedElement(
element : DependencyObject
) : IInputElement
You cannot use methods in XAML.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentNullException |
element is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
The FocusedElement is the element which has logical focus for a specific focus scope. This object may or may not have keyboard focus. Keyboard focus refers to the element that receives keyboard input. For more information on focus, keyboard focus, and logical focus, see the Input Overview.
If element is not a focus scope, this method will return nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Use SetFocusedElement, to specify the element with logical focus within a specified focus scope.
The following example sets the element with logical focus by using the SetFocusedElement and it gets the element with logical focus by using the GetFocusedElement.
// Sets the focused element in focusScope1
// focusScope1 is a StackPanel.
FocusManager.SetFocusedElement(focusScope1, button2);
// Gets the focused element for focusScope 1
IInputElement focusedElement = FocusManager.GetFocusedElement(focusScope1);
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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