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public function Focus(): void;
public void Focus();

Description

Moves keyboard focus to this EditorWindow.

See Also: focusedWindow.


Focus one window by pressing the button on other window.

// Simple Editor Window that when clicked focuses another window.
//
// Usage: Open both windows (Window 1 and Window 2) and just press the button
// to see how the focus changes

class Window1 extends EditorWindow {

static var instance;

@MenuItem("Example/Show Focus Usage/Window1") static function Init() { var window = EditorWindow.GetWindow(Window1); }

function Window1() { instance = this; }

function OnGUI() { if(GUILayout.Button("Focus the other window!")) { Window2.instance.Focus(); } } }

And on another file:

// Simple Editor Window that when clicked focuses another window.
//
// Usage: Open both windows (Window 1 and Window 2) and just press the button
// to see how the focus changes

class Window2 extends EditorWindow {

static var instance;

@MenuItem("Example/Show Focus Usage/Window2") static function Init() { var window = EditorWindow.GetWindow(Window2); }

function Window2() { instance = this; }

function OnGUI() { if(GUILayout.Button("Focus the other window!")) { Window1.instance.Focus(); } } }