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Using javascript it is possible to give a text input box focus or to make it lose focus.

I can also detect when a text box gains focus or loses focus.

What I want to know, is it possible to know what the current focus state is without storing a flag somewhere.

I'm dynamically updating the contents of a text box every second but I also want to be to type into that box to change the value. Obviously, I need to switch off the update process when the box gets focus as otherwise the new text will be overwritten.

I'm sure this is simple but I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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"I have made this letter long, only because I lacked the time to make it short." - Blaise Pascal 1657

If you are still working on this, then contains a couple of suggested approaches to the second - somewhat trickier - part of your question.

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"I have made this letter long, only because I lacked the time to make it short." - Blaise Pascal 1657

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Peter Boughton