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Javascript® Events - HTML Intrinsics
In Javascript, an "Event" is an occurrence of an action. "Handler" functions may be assigned to an event causing it to processed when the event occurs. Handlers are defined to the specific "Object" associated with the event. The list of detectable events are browser specific; however, the W3C (Worldwide Web Consortium) has established a standard set of detectable events for each HTML element; referred to as "Intrinsics". Also refer to the DOM (Document Object Model).
Each HTML Element supports a specific subset of the Intrinsics listed below.
DOM Intrinsics List
| Event | Introduced |
|---|---|
| onabort | DOM 2 |
| onblur | DOM 2 |
| onchange | DOM 2 |
| onclick | DOM 2 |
| onerror | DOM 2 |
| onfocus | DOM 2 |
| onkeydown | DOM 3 |
| onkeypress | DOM 3 |
| onkeyup | DOM 3 |
| onload | DOM 2 |
| onmousedown | DOM 2 |
| onmousemove | DOM 2 |
| onmouseout | DOM 2 |
| onmouseup | DOM 2 |
| onreset | DOM 2 |
| onresize | DOM 2 |
| onselect | DOM 2 |
| onsubmit | DOM 2 |
| onunload | DOM 2 |
Document
| onload | when finishing load of a page or frameset |
| onunload | when user exits a document |
Field |
|
| onblur | when loosing focus |
| onchange | when loosing focus and value has changed |
| onfocus | when receiving focus |
Mouse |
|
| onmouseover | when mouse moves over an object |
| onmouseout | when mouse moves out an object |
| onselect | when text is selected (select, text or textarea) |
| onclick | when click within a form |
| onsubmit | when user submits a form |
NOTE: Refer to W3C's (World Wide Web Consortium) "Intrinsics" (Chapter 18 - Scripts) in the most current HTML approved standard for aspects specific to web device/browser scripting as it pertains to HTML elements. (Javascript® is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corp.; JScript® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.)