{"name":"ctrlSetFocus","operator":null,"title":"ctrlSetFocus","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetFocus","revid":373983,"updated":"2025-07-13T08:12:31Z","groups":["GUI Control"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Sets the input focus on given control.\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> - ctrlSetFocus seems to only work on controls that accept any input from keyboard or mouse.\n> - if ctrlSetFocus is used on a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP that contains an interactable control, that control will automatically be active.\n> - if ctrlSetFocus is used on a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP in which there are no interactable controls, then ctrlSetFocus will do nothing.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"ctrlSetFocus control","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"control","type":"Control","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["Control"],"since":null,"text":"control: Control"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","types":["Nothing"],"description":null,"text":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"control","types":["Control"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nctrlSetFocus _control;\n```","code":["ctrlSetFocus _control;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["focusedCtrl"],"notes":[],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: New Scripting Commands","ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: GUI Control","Introduced with Armed Assault version 1.00","Scripting Commands","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}