How do I get the previously focused element in JavaScript?

Question

I have an HTML form with multiple text inputs. I want to clear the element that had the focus immediately prior to when the \'Clear\' button is pressed. How do I ge

Answer 1

As Genesis mentions, the clear button will have the focus when clicked. However, you may be able to work around this by having an onBlur event for your form that would store the id of the previously touched element in a variable or hidden form input.