Focus Next Element In Tab Index

Question

I am trying to move the focus to the next element in the tab sequence based upon the current element which has focus. Thus far I have not turned up anything in my searches.<

Answer 1

Here is a more complete version of focusing on the next element. It follows the spec guidelines and sorts the list of elements correctly by using tabindex. Also a reverse variable is defined if you want to get the previous element.

function focusNextElement( reverse, activeElem ) {
  /*check if an element is defined or use activeElement*/
  activeElem = activeElem instanceof HTMLElement ? activeElem : document.activeElement;

  let queryString = [
      'a:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"])',
      'button:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"])',
      'input:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"])',
      'select:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"])',
      '[tabindex]:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"])'
      /* add custom queries here */
    ].join(','),
    queryResult = Array.prototype.filter.call(document.querySelectorAll(queryString), elem => {
      /*check for visibility while always include the current activeElement*/
      return elem.offsetWidth > 0 || elem.offsetHeight > 0 || elem === activeElem;
    }),
    indexedList = queryResult.slice().filter(elem => {
      /* filter out all indexes not greater than 0 */
      return elem.tabIndex == 0 || elem.tabIndex == -1 ? false : true;
    }).sort((a, b) => {
      /* sort the array by index from smallest to largest */
      return a.tabIndex != 0 && b.tabIndex != 0 
        ? (a.tabIndex < b.tabIndex ? -1 : b.tabIndex < a.tabIndex ? 1 : 0) 
        : a.tabIndex != 0 ? -1 : b.tabIndex != 0 ? 1 : 0;
    }),
    focusable = [].concat(indexedList, queryResult.filter(elem => {
      /* filter out all indexes above 0 */
      return elem.tabIndex == 0 || elem.tabIndex == -1 ? true : false;
    }));

  /* if reverse is true return the previous focusable element
     if reverse is false return the next focusable element */
  return reverse ? (focusable[focusable.indexOf(activeElem) - 1] || focusable[focusable.length - 1]) 
    : (focusable[focusable.indexOf(activeElem) + 1] || focusable[0]);
}