Set focus on textbox in WPF

Question

How to set the focus on an TextBox element in WPF

I have this code:

txtCompanyID.Focusable = true;
txtCompanyID.Focus();

Answer 1

In case you haven't found the solution on the other answers, that's how I solved the issue.

Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() =>
{
    TEXTBOX_OBJECT.Focus();
}), System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Render);

From what I understand the other solutions may not work because the call to Focus() is invoked before the application has rendered the other components.

Answer 2

Another possible solution is to use FocusBehavior provided by free DevExpress MVVM Framework:

<TextBox Text="This control is focused on startup">
    <dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
        <dxmvvm:FocusBehavior/>
    </dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
</TextBox>

It allows you to focus a control when it's loaded, when a certain event is raised or a property is changed.

Answer 3

Try this : MyTextBox.Focus ( );