Set the InitialFocus for an ASP.NET WebForm

The PageUtil class has a static methodSetInitialFocus(control) which can be used to generate a JavaScript foran ASP.NET page (WebForm), which sets the focus on a (given) control.

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Set the InitialFocus on TextBox1
PageUtil.SetInitialFocus(TextBox1);
}

Textbox1 has the focus when the page is displayed.

Download InitialFocusDemo.zip

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