Standard Event Attributes HTML 4.0 added the ability to let events trigger actio ns in a browser, like starting a JavaScript when a user clicks on an element. To learn more about programming events, please visit our JavaScript tutorial and ou r DHTML tutorial. Below is the standard event attributes that can be inserted int o HTML / XHTML elements to define event actions. ——————————————————————————– and
Events The two attributes below can only be used in or : Attribute Value Description onload script Script to be run when a document loads onunload script Script to be run when a document unloads ——————————————————————————– Form Events The attributes below can be used in form elements: Attribute Value Description onchange script Script to be run when the element changes onsubmit script Script to be run when the form is submitted onreset script Script to be run when the form is reset onselect script Script to be run when the element is selected onblur script Script to be run when the element loses focus onfocus script Script to be run when the element gets focus ——————————————————————————– Keyboard Events Valid in all elements except base, bdo, br, frame, frameset, head, html, iframe, meta, param, script, style, and title. Attribute Value Description onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released ——————————————————————————– Mouse Events Valid in all elements except base, bdo, br, frame, frameset, head, html, iframe, meta, param, script, style, and title. Attribute Value Description onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click onmousedown script Script to be run when mouse button is pressed onmousemove script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves onmouseover script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element onmouseout script Script to be ru n when mouse pointer moves out of an element onmouseup script Script to be run when mouse button is released