# Focus on text\_field

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/focus-on-text-field/109923>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 20, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/focus-on-text-field/109923 "2007-07-20T09:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![huang\_zhimin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/54ee81/32.png) [@huang\_zhimin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/huang_zhimin)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/focus-on-text-field/109923/1 "2007-07-20T09:30:08Z")

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I use ajax to dynamically display a form under a div, so i can’t put a  
javascript function to body’s onload.  
Is there any other method to focus a text\_field?

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