FocusEvent relatedTarget property

Definition and usage

The relatedTarget property returns the element related to the element that triggers the focus/blur event.

  • For onfocus and onfocusin event, the related element is the element that loses focus.
  • For onblur and onfocusout Event, the related element is the element that gains focus.

This property is read-only.

Example

Get the related element of the element that triggers the onfocus event:

function getRelatedElement(event) { 
  alert(event.relatedTarget.tagName);
}

Try it yourself

Syntax

event.relatedTarget

Technical details

Return value: Reference to the related element, or null if there is no related element.
DOM version: DOM Level 3 Events

Browsertilstand

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Egenskaber Chrome IE Firefox Safari Opera
relatedTarget Support 9.0 24.0 Support Support