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There are a number of HTML attributes that define scripting events. The attribute
value is a script (typically a function call or a few short statements) that the
browser executes when the event occurs.
The available events are as follows:
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onclick. Takes place when
you click the mouse on a tag. You could use it to display
a page in a new window when you click on a link.
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ondblclick. Takes place
when you double-click the mouse on a tag
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onkeydown. Takes place when
you press a key
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onkeypress. Takes place
when you press an alphanumeric key
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onkeyup. Takes place when
you release a key
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onmousedown. Takes place
when you press the mouse button over a tag
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onmouseup. Takes place when
you release the mouse button over a tag
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onmouseover. Takes place
when you when move the mouse onto a tag. You can use it to get a message
to appear in the status bar of the browser window when you move the mouse
over a link
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onmousemove. Takes place
when you move the mouse over a tag
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onmouseout. Takes place
when you moved the mouse away from a tag
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onload. Takes place when
the browser finishes loading a window or frames. You use this event with the
<body> or <frameset>
tags
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onunload. Takes place when
the browser finishes unloading a window or frames. You use this event with the
<body> or <frameset>
tags
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onfocus. Takes place when
a tag recives the focus either by pointing at it with the mouse or tabbing to
it. You use this event with the <label>,
<input>, <select>,
<textarea> or <button>
tags
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onblur. Takes place a tag
loses the focus. You use this event with the <label>,
<input>, <select>,
<textarea> or <button>
tags
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onsubmit. Takes place a
user submits a form. You only use this event with the <form>
tag
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onreset. Takes place a user
resets a form. You only use this event with the <form>
tag
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onselect. Takes place when
a uses selects some text in a text field. You use this event with the <input>
and <textarea>tags
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onchange. Takes place when
a tag loses focus and the user has changed the value. You use this event with
the <input>, <select>
and <textarea> tags
If you use an event attribute, you must specify a default scripting language for
the document. For example:
<meta http-equiv="Content-Script-Type"
content="text/javascript">
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More information
Using Dynamic HTML
Common scripting events
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