FocusManager.SetFocusedElement Method

The FocusedElement is the element which has logical focus for the 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.

It is possible to specify a focus scope that is an ancestor of the focus scope the element is in. For example, if a StackPanel is a focus scope and its parent Window is a focus scope, a TextBox child of the StackPanel could specify the Window as the focus scope when calling SetFocusedElement. The TextBox is then FocusedElement for both the Window focus scope and the StackPanel focus scope.

SetFocusedElement will give the specified element logical focus in the specified focus scope and will attempt to give the element keyboard focus.

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);

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

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

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