EVENT Attribute | event Property

Sets or retrieves the event for which the script is written.

Syntax

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

Possible Values

sEvent String that specifies or receives the event. The value for an onmouseover event, for example, is "onmouseover()".
The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Example

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

This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 .

Applies To

SCRIPT