EVENT Attribute | event Property

Retrieves the event for which the script is written.

Syntax

HTML <SCRIPT EVENT = sEvent ... >

Scripting [ sEvent = ] script.event

HTML	<SCRIPT EVENT = sEvent ... >
Scripting	[ sEvent = ] script.event

Possible Values

sEvent String that specifies the event. The value for an onmouseover event, for example, is "onmouseover()".

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

This example uses the EVENT attribute and the event property to handle the onclick event.

Sample Code
<SCRIPT ID=oButtonScript FOR="oButton" EVENT="onclick()">
    var sMessage1 = "Flip"
    var sMessage2 = "Flop"
    if (oButton.innerText == sMessage1) {
        oButton.innerText = sMessage2;
        }
    else {
    if (oButton.innerText == sMessage2) {
        oButton.innerText = sMessage1;
        }
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
:
<BUTTON ID="oButton" onmouseout="alert(oButtonScript.event)">Flip</BUTTON>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

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