# Setting textField focus borderColor

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-textfield-focus-bordercolor/177317>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 31, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-textfield-focus-bordercolor/177317 "2006-01-31T23:09:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![dColumbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-textfield-focus-bordercolor/177317/1 "2006-01-31T23:09:49Z")

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This is frustrating me beyond belief.

How can I write a function that checks to see if a text box is in focus, and if it is, turn the border color to red… if not, turn it to grey?

PLEASE!