Is there a 'has focus' in JavaScript (or jQuery)?

Question

Is there something I can do like this (perhap via a plugin)

if ( ! $(\'form#contact input]\').hasFocus()) {
  $(\'form#contact input:first]\').focus();
}


        

Answer 1

    $('*:focus')

(Necro ftw, but still valid and useful)

Answer 2

Here is a succinct way to do it.

$(document.activeElement)

or to plug it into your example..

if ($('form#contact input]')[0]!=$(document.activeElement)) { ... }

Answer 3

jQuery 1.6 now has a dedicated :focus selector.

Answer 4

No, there isn't.

However, you can simulate it like this:

$(':input')
    .data('focused', false)
    .focus(function() { $.data(this, 'focused', true); })
    .blur(function() { $.data(this, 'focused', false); });