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# setFocus

Allows element focusing (set cursor to a field). The contents of the field can also be selected.

| Key       |         | Description                                           |
| --------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| action    | string  | setFocus                                              |
| elementId | string  | The DOM element that you want the focus to direct to. |
| select    | boolean | Field contents are selected when true                 |

## Example action object

```yaml
// action object for 'setFocus'
[
  {
    "action": "setFocus",
    "options": {
        "elementId": "name-first",
        "select": true
    }
  }
]
```

The `elementId` can be found by searching the HTML source code in the browser with an inspector tool. If you are setting focus to a BetterForms Element, the id is often set to the same as the `label` text but with lower case and hyphens for spaces.

Note:

The form must be rendered prior to this action being called. You may have to use a `wait` action to give the form a chance to render.