Fires on the source object before the selection is deleted from the document.
| Inline |
<element onbeforecut = "handler" ... > |
| Script |
object.onbeforecut = handler |
| Bubbles |
Yes |
| Cancels |
Yes |
| To invoke |
After selecting text:
- Right-click to display the context menu and select Cut.
- Or press CTRL + X.
|
| Default action |
None. |
Use the setData method to specify a data format for the selection.
While event handlers in the Document Object Model do not receive parameters directly, the handler can query the event object for data.
Event Object Properties
| altKey |
Retrieves the current state of the ALT key. |
| cancelBubble |
Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers. |
| clientX |
Retrieves the x-coordinate of the position of the cursor when the mouse is clicked, relative to the size of the client area of the window but excluding window decorations or scroll bars. |
| clientY |
Returns the y-coordinate of the position of the cursor when the mouse is clicked, relative to the size of the client area of the window but excluding window decorations or scroll bars. |
| ctrlKey |
Retrieves the state of the CTRL key. |
| dataTransfer |
Provides access to predefined clipboard formats for use in data transfer operations. |
| offsetX |
Retrieves the horizontal coordinate of the mouse's position relative to the object firing the event. |
| offsetY |
Retrieves the vertical coordinate of the mouse's position relative to the object firing the event. |
| returnValue |
Sets or retrieves the return value from the event. |
| screenX |
Retrieves the horizontal position of the mouse, in pixels, relative to the user's screen. |
| screenY |
Retrieves the vertical position of the mouse, in pixels, relative to the user's screen. |
| shiftKey |
Retrieves the state of the SHIFT key. |
| srcElement |
Retrieves the object that fired the event. |
| type |
Retrieves the event name from the event object. |
| x |
Returns the horizontal position of the mouse when the event fires. |
| y |
Returns the vertical position of the mouse when the event fires. |
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