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Select not working in OnVisible of initial screen

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I need to select a particular TextInput control when my app starts.  I have Select(MyTextInputControl) inside the OnVisible of my screen.  When I launch the app, focus is not set to the control.  However, if I have a button or some other control that calls Select() on the control, it works fine.

 

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    MaximusDecimus Profile Picture
    281 on at

    Hey @mhenderlight 

     

    Have you tried using SetFocus() ?
    Tried that out on my side by setting focus in the OnVisible for my screen and it selected my text input control.

  • mmollet Profile Picture
    3,187 on at

    SetFocus is def the function you want to use. This is really nice when using USB/Bluetooth scanners as well as you can force the input of your scanner to go where you actually want it to go.

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