Autofocus input in twitter bootstrap modal

Question

I have such problem - I need to autofocus some element inside twitter bootstrap modal (after it shows). The tricky part is here - content of this modal is loaded using \'dat

Answer 1

Above answers are somewhat outdated for latest Bootstrap versions.

Below is excerpted from: http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals

Due to how HTML5 defines its semantics, the autofocus HTML attribute has no effect in Bootstrap modals. To achieve the same effect, use some custom JavaScript:

$('#myModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function () {
  $('#myInput').focus()
})