<doc>

<legacy_id>1743</legacy_id>

<name>focusIn</name>

<type>message</type>

<syntax>

<example>focusIn</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>User Interaction</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="focus">focus Command</command>

<message tag="resume">resume Message</message>

<message tag="openField">openField Message</message>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Sent to a <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> when it becomes <glossary tag="active control">active (focused)</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>on focusIn <code><i>-- boldface the text of the control</i></code></p><p> set the textStyle of the target to "bold"</p><p>end focusIn</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Handle the <b>focusIn</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> if you want to perform preparation or do other tasks when a control receives the <glossary tag="focus">keyboard focus</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the control is an unlocked field or a button whose <b>menuMode</b> is "comboBox", the <message tag="openField">openField</message> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is sent to it instead of the <b>focusIn</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword>.</p><p/><p>A locked field receives the <b>focusIn</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> when the user tabs to it or otherwise makes it <glossary tag="active control">active (focused)</glossary>, or when text in it is <property tag="selected">selected</property> by a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>.</p>

</description>

</doc>