JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Palpatim

HTML

<form>
<label for="myinputfield">Initially focused</label>
    <br/>
    <input id="myinputfield" autofocus="true" value="This has focus to begin with" />
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <label for="mytextarea">Initial input</label>
    <br/>
    <textarea id="mytextarea">This is not focused to begin with</textarea>
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <button type="button">Give textarea focus</button>
</form>

JavaScript

$('button').click(function() {
    $('#mytextarea').focus();
});