It is possible to set focus using setFocus method from nativeEloment.
But how about remove focus?
How could I remove the cursor from and unselect an input from a template in a Angular 2+/Ionic 3 app?
I need to remove the focus because the mobile keyboard keeps open while a input has focus.
Edit: The input is a ion-input of Ionic2+.
1) Add a template variable reference to your input in your component's template:
<ion-input #textInput>
2) Add ElementRef
and ViewChild
to your component's imports:
import { ElementRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'
3) Add @ViewChild
variable and relevant methods to your component:
export class AppComponent {
@ViewChild('textInput') textInput;
setFocus() {
this.textInput.nativeElement.focus();
}
removeFocus() {
this.textInput.nativeElement.blur();
}
}
You can trigger setFocus()
or removeFocus()
in a number of ways. Here's an example:
# app.component.html
<ion-input #textInput>
# app.component.ts
import { HostListener } from '@angular/core';
export class AppComponent {
[previous code elided for readability]
isInputActive: boolean;
@HostListener('document:click', ['$event'])
handleClickEvent(event: MouseEvent): void {
if (document.activeElement !== this.textInput.nativeElement) {
this.textInput.nativeElement.blur();
}
}
}