Focus on TextField not working when button pressed in Dialog

Focus on TextField not working when button pressed in Dialog - Material UI

My goal is to set focus on a Material UI TextField after closing a Dialog by clicking a button in this Dialog.

The following piece of code works when I call it from a button that is not in a dialog component:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });

  this.myRef.current.focus();

};

Code of button:

<Button onClick={this.focusTitle} />

Code of textfield I want to focus on:

<TextField

  inputRef={this.myRef}

  label="Title"

  id="title"

  multiline

  rowsMax="4"

  value={this.state.title}

  autoFocus={true}

  className={classes.title}

  helperText="Enter a catchy title"

  onChange={e => this.onTitleChange(e.target.value)}

/>

But as soon as I try to call the focusTitle() from a button within a dialog it does not trigger the focus.

Code of dialog:

<Dialog

  open={this.state.isOpen}

  onClose={this.focusTitle}

  aria-labelledby="alert-dialog-title"

  aria-describedby="alert-dialog-description"

  >



  <DialogTitle id="alert-dialog-title">{"Warning"}</DialogTitle>



  <DialogContent>

    <DialogContentText id="alert-dialog-description">

      Warning Message!

    </DialogContentText>

  </DialogContent>



  <DialogActions>

    <Button onClick={this.focusTitle} color="primary">

      OK

    </Button>

  </DialogActions>

</Dialog>

Anyone has an idea why my .focus() is not working in the case of the dialog? If I log this.refs.myRef in both cases it shows the exact same result.

Thank you!

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

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My goal is to set focus on a Material UI TextField after closing a Dialog by clicking a button in this Dialog.

The following piece of code works when I call it from a button that is not in a dialog component:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });

  this.myRef.current.focus();

};

Code of button:

<Button onClick={this.focusTitle} />

Code of textfield I want to focus on:

<TextField

  inputRef={this.myRef}

  label="Title"

  id="title"

  multiline

  rowsMax="4"

  value={this.state.title}

  autoFocus={true}

  className={classes.title}

  helperText="Enter a catchy title"

  onChange={e => this.onTitleChange(e.target.value)}

/>

But as soon as I try to call the focusTitle() from a button within a dialog it does not trigger the focus.

Code of dialog:

<Dialog

  open={this.state.isOpen}

  onClose={this.focusTitle}

  aria-labelledby="alert-dialog-title"

  aria-describedby="alert-dialog-description"

  >



  <DialogTitle id="alert-dialog-title">{"Warning"}</DialogTitle>



  <DialogContent>

    <DialogContentText id="alert-dialog-description">

      Warning Message!

    </DialogContentText>

  </DialogContent>



  <DialogActions>

    <Button onClick={this.focusTitle} color="primary">

      OK

    </Button>

  </DialogActions>

</Dialog>

Anyone has an idea why my .focus() is not working in the case of the dialog? If I log this.refs.myRef in both cases it shows the exact same result.

Thank you!

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

add a comment |

My goal is to set focus on a Material UI TextField after closing a Dialog by clicking a button in this Dialog.

The following piece of code works when I call it from a button that is not in a dialog component:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });

  this.myRef.current.focus();

};

Code of button:

<Button onClick={this.focusTitle} />

Code of textfield I want to focus on:

<TextField

  inputRef={this.myRef}

  label="Title"

  id="title"

  multiline

  rowsMax="4"

  value={this.state.title}

  autoFocus={true}

  className={classes.title}

  helperText="Enter a catchy title"

  onChange={e => this.onTitleChange(e.target.value)}

/>

But as soon as I try to call the focusTitle() from a button within a dialog it does not trigger the focus.

Code of dialog:

<Dialog

  open={this.state.isOpen}

  onClose={this.focusTitle}

  aria-labelledby="alert-dialog-title"

  aria-describedby="alert-dialog-description"

  >



  <DialogTitle id="alert-dialog-title">{"Warning"}</DialogTitle>



  <DialogContent>

    <DialogContentText id="alert-dialog-description">

      Warning Message!

    </DialogContentText>

  </DialogContent>



  <DialogActions>

    <Button onClick={this.focusTitle} color="primary">

      OK

    </Button>

  </DialogActions>

</Dialog>

Anyone has an idea why my .focus() is not working in the case of the dialog? If I log this.refs.myRef in both cases it shows the exact same result.

Thank you!

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

My goal is to set focus on a Material UI TextField after closing a Dialog by clicking a button in this Dialog.

The following piece of code works when I call it from a button that is not in a dialog component:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });

  this.myRef.current.focus();

};

Code of button:

<Button onClick={this.focusTitle} />

Code of textfield I want to focus on:

<TextField

  inputRef={this.myRef}

  label="Title"

  id="title"

  multiline

  rowsMax="4"

  value={this.state.title}

  autoFocus={true}

  className={classes.title}

  helperText="Enter a catchy title"

  onChange={e => this.onTitleChange(e.target.value)}

/>

But as soon as I try to call the focusTitle() from a button within a dialog it does not trigger the focus.

Code of dialog:

<Dialog

  open={this.state.isOpen}

  onClose={this.focusTitle}

  aria-labelledby="alert-dialog-title"

  aria-describedby="alert-dialog-description"

  >



  <DialogTitle id="alert-dialog-title">{"Warning"}</DialogTitle>



  <DialogContent>

    <DialogContentText id="alert-dialog-description">

      Warning Message!

    </DialogContentText>

  </DialogContent>



  <DialogActions>

    <Button onClick={this.focusTitle} color="primary">

      OK

    </Button>

  </DialogActions>

</Dialog>

Anyone has an idea why my .focus() is not working in the case of the dialog? If I log this.refs.myRef in both cases it shows the exact same result.

Thank you!

javascript reactjs material-ui

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

edited Nov 21 '18 at 9:04

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:56

Nicnel

185

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Your dialog probably has a closing animation. As long as the animation is running, the focus() function will not be called correctly.

To prevent this, create a callback for the animation or a timeout for the duration of the animation, to trigger the focus() afterwards. Like this:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });



  setTimeout(

    function() {

      this.myRef.current.focus();

     }

    .bind(this),

    500 // Change to duration of the animation

};

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

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Your dialog probably has a closing animation. As long as the animation is running, the focus() function will not be called correctly.

To prevent this, create a callback for the animation or a timeout for the duration of the animation, to trigger the focus() afterwards. Like this:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });



  setTimeout(

    function() {

      this.myRef.current.focus();

     }

    .bind(this),

    500 // Change to duration of the animation

};

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

add a comment |

Your dialog probably has a closing animation. As long as the animation is running, the focus() function will not be called correctly.

To prevent this, create a callback for the animation or a timeout for the duration of the animation, to trigger the focus() afterwards. Like this:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });



  setTimeout(

    function() {

      this.myRef.current.focus();

     }

    .bind(this),

    500 // Change to duration of the animation

};

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

add a comment |

Your dialog probably has a closing animation. As long as the animation is running, the focus() function will not be called correctly.

To prevent this, create a callback for the animation or a timeout for the duration of the animation, to trigger the focus() afterwards. Like this:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });



  setTimeout(

    function() {

      this.myRef.current.focus();

     }

    .bind(this),

    500 // Change to duration of the animation

};

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

Your dialog probably has a closing animation. As long as the animation is running, the focus() function will not be called correctly.

To prevent this, create a callback for the animation or a timeout for the duration of the animation, to trigger the focus() afterwards. Like this:

focusTitle = () => {

  this.setState({ isOpen: false });



  setTimeout(

    function() {

      this.myRef.current.focus();

     }

    .bind(this),

    500 // Change to duration of the animation

};

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

474312

answered Nov 21 '18 at 9:34

Thomas van Broekhoven

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