igxFocusDirective Specification

Overview

IgxFocus should focus the element it is applied on.

 <input type="text" [igxFocus]="true" />

User Stories

Developer

As a developer I want to be able to force auto focus to any given element whenever it appears into the DOM.

End User

As an end user I would like to focus the element where directive is applied right after it appears into the DOM.

Integration scenarios

Automatically focusing the cell of igxGrid when we are entering into edit mode.

API

Inputs

Name	Type	Description
igxFocus	boolean	Determines whether the element should be focusable through the directive.

Accessors

Name	Type	Description
focused	boolean	Returns whether the element is focused or not.
nativeElement	ElementRef	Returns the nativeElement of the element where the directive was applied.

Methods

Name	Type	Description
trigger	void	Triggers the focus of the element.