# Detect When Flash Receives Focus

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-when-flash-receives-focus/239136>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-when-flash-receives-focus/239136 "2007-09-18T23:34:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nineteen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nineteen/32/2679_2.png) [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-when-flash-receives-focus/239136/1 "2007-09-18T23:34:40Z")

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Hi,

What is the Actionscript 2.0 to detect Flash is in Focus / Out Of Focus?

Eg: Flash is in focus, trace(“In Focus”); Flash is out of focus, trace(“Out Of Focus”);

This has been racking my brain for ages!

Cheers,  
Ryan