FocusEvent: relatedTarget property
        
        
          
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      This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The relatedTarget read-only property of the FocusEvent interface is the secondary target, depending on the type of event:
| Event name | target | relatedTarget | 
|---|---|---|
| blur | The EventTargetlosing focus | The EventTargetreceiving focus (if any). | 
| focus | The EventTargetreceiving focus | The EventTargetlosing focus (if any) | 
| focusin | The EventTargetreceiving focus | The EventTargetlosing focus (if any) | 
| focusout | The EventTargetlosing focus | The EventTargetreceiving focus (if any) | 
Note that many elements can't have focus, which is a common reason for relatedTarget to be null. relatedTarget may also be set to null for security reasons, like when tabbing in or out of a page.
MouseEvent.relatedTarget is a similar property for mouse events.
Value
An instance of EventTarget.
Specifications
| Specification | 
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| UI Events> # dom-focusevent-relatedtarget> | 
Browser compatibility
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