---
name: "wxChildFocusEvent"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxChildFocusEvent"
---

# wxChildFocusEvent(3erl)

Functions for wxChildFocusEvent class

## NAME

wxChildFocusEvent - Functions for wxChildFocusEvent class

## DESCRIPTION

A child focus event is sent to a (parent-)window when one of its child windows gains focus, so that the window could restore the focus back to its corresponding child if it loses it now and regains later.

Notice that child window is the direct child of the window receiving event. Use *wxWindow:findFocus/0* to retrieve the window which is actually getting focus.

See: Overview events

This class is derived (and can use functions) from: *wxCommandEvent* *wxEvent*

wxWidgets docs: wxChildFocusEvent

## EVENTS

Use *wxEvtHandler:connect/3* with *wxChildFocusEventType* to subscribe to events of this type.

## DATA TYPES

```
wxChildFocusEvent() = wx:wx_object()
```

```
wxChildFocus() =
    #wxChildFocus{type =
                      wxChildFocusEvent:wxChildFocusEventType()}
```

```
wxChildFocusEventType() = child_focus
```

## EXPORTS

```
getWindow(This) -> wxWindow:wxWindow()
```

Types:

This = wxChildFocusEvent()\

Returns the direct child which receives the focus, or a (grand-)parent of the control receiving the focus.

To get the actually focused control use *wxWindow:findFocus/0*.