How to efficiently use jQuery Focus & Blur methods

How to efficiently use jQuery Focus & Blur methods
The jQuery Focus method is called when a control gets focus.

Syntax of jQuery Focus Method

a. To trigger the .focus() event:
$(selector).focus()

Example: Trigger focus event of an element on button click

There is a textbox and a button. On the click event of the button the focus event of the textbox is triggered and it gets the focus.

See the below code.

<input type="text" placeholder="write on me" />

<button>Focus</button>
$("button").click(function (e) {
    $("input").focus();
}); 

b. Attach function to focus event.

$(selector).focus(function)

Example: Calling function when the focus of textbox occurs

I have a textbox and a span control. When the textbox gets focus (by clicking on it by mouse), I will show the text – Textbox gets focus on the span element.
<input type="text" />
<span></span>

$("input").focus(function () {
    $("span").text("Textbox gets focus")
}); 

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Syntax of jQuery Blur Method

The jQuery Blur method is called when the control loses its focus.

a. To trigger the .blur() event:

$(selector).blur()

Example: Trigger blur event of an element on button click

Here I have a textbox and a button. On the click event of the button the .blur() event of the textbox is triggered and it loses the focus.

See the below code.

<input type="text" placeholder="write on me" />
<button>Blur</button>

$("button").click(function (e) {
    $("input").blur();
});
b. Attach function to blur event.
$(selector).blur(function)

Example: Calling function when the blur of textbox occurs

Now I have a textbox and a span control. When the textbox blur happens (by clicking somewhere else on the web page), I will show the text – Textbox gets blue on the span element.
<input type="text" />
<span></span>

$("input").blur(function () {
    $("span").text("Textbox gets blur")
}); 

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