---
title: "requestFocus"
description: "Requests the focus system to give focus to this node by invoking the
[RequestFocus][SemanticsActions.RequestFocus] semantics action."
type: "function"
---

<div class='type'>Function</div>


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```kotlin
fun SemanticsNodeInteraction.requestFocus(): SemanticsNodeInteraction
```


Requests the focus system to give focus to this node by invoking the
`RequestFocus` semantics action.