p
label(for='input-text') Please do not fill this in
input(id='input-text')
p
label(for='input-textarea') Or this one
textarea(id='input-textarea' cols='20' rows='2') I certainly hope this textarea doesn't fall into focus
p
a(href='https://www.bbc.co.uk/' target='_blank') Here's one of those links all the kids go on about
section(id='trap' aria-labelledby='trap-heading')
h1(id='trap-heading') You are now trapped
p
a(href='https://www.bbc.co.uk/' target='_blank') Another link
p Take a cookie, while you're here. Just one, though.
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p
label(for='input-email') I don't care what your email address is
input(id='input-email' type='email')
p
button(type='button' data-js='release-trap') Please release me, let me go
p
button I guess you should submit this
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// Just some basic boilerplate
:root {
--dark: #111;
--light: #eee;
--warning: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
}
body {
background: var(--light);
color: var(--dark);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
body {
background: var(--dark);
color: var(--light);
}
a {
color: #99f;
&:visited {
color: #f9f;
}
}
}
// The focus trap element
section {
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
45deg,
var(--warning),
var(--warning) 1rem,
transparent 1rem,
transparent 2rem
);
border: double 1rem var(--warning);
padding: 1rem;
}
body {
font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
}
button, input, textarea {
display: block;
font-family: inherit;
}
*:focus {
outline: solid 0.2em red;
}
// For the trap buttons
.visually-hidden {
background: transparent;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
padding: 0;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
white-space: nowrap;
border: 0;
}
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// Inspiration credit:
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7329141/how-do-i-get-the-previously-focused-element-in-javascript
const TrapFocus = (passedParent: HTMLElement): void => {
// A string of selectors for elements which can receive focus
const focusSelectors = 'a[href], area[href], input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), textarea:not([disabled]), button:not([disabled]), iframe, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
// This searches the supplied element for elements which can receive
// focus then returns them in a nodelist.
const getFocusable = (parent: HTMLElement): NodeList | undefined => {
if (!parent) return undefined;
return parent.querySelectorAll(focusSelectors);
};
const parent = passedParent;
// All elements which can receive focus inside the element we care about
const focusableElements = getFocusable(parent) as NodeList;
// The first focusable element inside the parent
const first = focusableElements[0] as HTMLElement;
// The last focusable element inside the parent
const last = focusableElements[focusableElements.length - 1] as HTMLElement;
// This keeps track of if the trap buttons have been added to the DOM or not
let buttonsAdded = false;
const firstTrap: HTMLButtonElement = document.createElement('button');
firstTrap.setAttribute('type', 'button');
firstTrap.setAttribute('data-js', 'first');
firstTrap.classList.add('visually-hidden');
const lastTrap: HTMLButtonElement = document.createElement('button');
lastTrap.setAttribute('type', 'button');
lastTrap.setAttribute('data-js', 'last');
lastTrap.classList.add('visually-hidden');
const focusHandler = (event) => {
const trigger = event.target;
const triggerType = trigger.getAttribute('data-js');
if (!buttonsAdded) {
parent.prepend(firstTrap);
parent.append(lastTrap);
buttonsAdded = true;
}
// This is one of the hidden buttons which redirects focus
if (triggerType && triggerType === 'first') {
last.focus();
}
else if (triggerType && triggerType === 'last') {
first.focus();
}
}
const clickHandler = (event) => {
const trigger = event.target;
const triggerType = trigger.getAttribute('data-js');
// The user wants to turn off the focus trap
// (Note that this is not toggalable)
if (triggerType && triggerType === 'release-trap') {
document.body.removeEventListener('focusin', focusHandler, true);
// The trap buttons can still fall into focus
firstTrap.remove();
lastTrap.remove();
buttonsAdded = false;
}
};
document.body.addEventListener('focusin', focusHandler, true);
// Used for the function which turns off the focus trap
window.addEventListener('click', clickHandler);
};
// The element we want to trap the focus within
const trapElement = document.getElementById('trap');
TrapFocus(trapElement);
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