# SetFocus in iOS (TextField)

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349>\
**Category:** iOS\
**Created:** [March 31, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349 "2015-03-31T19:40:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fotis\_Georgiadis](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@Fotis\_Georgiadis](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Fotis_Georgiadis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349/1 "2015-03-31T19:40:42Z")

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Hi everyone,  
Is there a way to “SetFocus” to a TextField in iOS? I seem to miss the way to do it…

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**Author:** ![DaveS](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@DaveS](https://forum.xojo.com/u/DaveS)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349/2 "2015-03-31T19:42:52Z")

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[https://forum.xojo.com/18283-isfirstresponder-hasfocus](https://forum.xojo.com/18283-isfirstresponder-hasfocus)

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**Author:** ![Fotis\_Georgiadis](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@Fotis\_Georgiadis](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Fotis_Georgiadis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349/3 "2015-03-31T19:44:20Z")

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Thanks Dave, I was certain I missed something that I have seen in the past (even used in Objective-C in the past!)

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/setfocus-in-ios-textfield/23349/4 "2020-10-29T17:42:34Z")

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