Scripts: Javascript

Event Handlers

The following tables lists the main event handlers and how they are activated.

Event Handler	Event
onAbort	The user aborts loading an item or document
onBlur	Form event loses focus *
onChange	User interacts with the form event
onClick	The user clicks the mouse on an element
onDblClick	The user double clicks the mouse
onDragDrop	The user drags something and drops it onto the web page
onError	An error occurs while loading a document or item
onFocus	Form element recieves focus *
onKeyDown	The user presses a key on the keyboard
onKeyPress	The user presses and holds a key on the keyboard
onKeyUp	The user releases a key on the keyboard
onLoad	The browser finishes loading a page
onMouseDown	The user presses the mouse button
onMouseMove	The user moves the mouse pointer
onMouseOut	The user moves the mouse pointer out of an object
onMouseOver	The user moves the mouse pointer over an object
onMouseUp	The user releases the mouse button
onMove	A Window frame is moved
onReset	The user requests a form be reset
onResize	A Window frame is resized
onSelect	The user selects some text
onSubmit	The user submits a form
onUnload	The user exits/closes a page

* Focus is when a given object is highlighted by the user

The following is a list of further event handlers that are less well supported.