focusOut

Type

message

Summary

Sent to a button or field when it becomes inactive (loses focus).

Syntax

focusOut

Description

Handle the focusOut message if you want to perform preparation or do other tasks when a control loses the keyboard focus.

If the control is an unlocked field or a button whose menuMode is "comboBox", the closeField or exitField message is sent to it instead of the focusOut message.

Examples

on focusOut
 -- if you set the textStyle on focusIn, use a handler like this
 -- handler to remove the styling when the control loses focus
set the textStyle of the target to empty
end focusOut

Related

keyword: field

message: exitField, suspendStack, closeField

object: button

command: focus

glossary: message, control, focus

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile