<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <title></title>
     <script type = "text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        var focusControl;
        $("input, select, textarea").live("focus", function () {
            focusControl = $(this);
        });
        $("#btnDemo").live("click", function () {
            if (focusControl.length > 0) {
                alert("Id: " + focusControl.attr("id") + " TagName: " + focusControl[0].tagName);
            } else {
                alert("No control has focus");
            }
        });
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1">
        <input type = "text" id = "text1" />
        <textarea id = "textarea1" rows = "1" cols = "1"></textarea>
        <select id = "dropdown">
        <option>a</option>
        <option>b</option>
        </select>
        <input id = "btnDemo" type = "button" value = "Get Focus Control" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
Demo