JQuery remove focus from textbox [duplicate]

Question

How do I remove the focus of a TextBox in JQuery?

Edit: This is the solution I was looking for:

$(this).trigger('blur');

For an unknown reason, $(this).blur(); did not work. I created a new, clear solution and then it worked.

Answer 1

JS Fiddle

$(function () {
    $('input[type=text]').focus(function () {
        $(this).val('');
        // add the below line to trigger the blur event
        $(this).trigger('blur'); 
    });
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="text" value="abcdef"> 

Answer 2

you can force it to blur using trigger function

$("...").trigger("blur");