\n\u003C/template>\n\n\u003Cscript setup>\nconst translationField = ref(null)\n\nfunction nextCard() {\n translationField.value.focus() // throws: 'focus is not a function'\n \n nextTick(() => {\n translationField.value.focus() // same error\n })\n\n // below works ok\n nextTick(() => {\n const input = translationField.value?.$el?.querySelector('input')\n if (input) {\n input.focus()\n }\n })\n}\n\u003C/script>\n```\n\n\n### Description\nStandard Vue method of using template ref (for setting a focus, here) throws: 'focus() is not a function'\nIn the above code snippet I included workaround (credits to Sonnet 3.5)\nTried it dozen of times and checked this place to see if it has not been solved earlier.\n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_\n\n### Logs\n\n```shell-script\n\n```",[2093,2094,2095],{"name":2002,"color":2003},{"name":1988,"color":1989},{"name":2005,"color":2006},3644,"\u003CUInput> template ref does not work","2025-03-21T13:14:18Z","https://github.com/nuxt/ui/issues/3644",0.77310014,["Reactive",2102],{},["Set"],["ShallowReactive",2105],{"TRc1wZytZ_XrK4EfJfei_Sz-An4H4Yy6syhVxH_PVJc":-1,"3azxG3C8utnqDkQNTo-yElLKo5qKUNdOfazR_x1FIjY":-1},"/nuxt/ui/3860"]