Fires when the current selection changes.
| Inline |
<element onselect = "handler" ... > |
| Script |
object.onselect = handler |
| Bubbles |
No |
| Cancels |
Yes |
| To invoke |
Initiate text selection.
- Move the mouse from character to character during a drag selection.
- Press the SHIFT key while moving the cursor over text.
|
| Default action |
Moves the selection to a given character and highlights that selection. |
A select event occurs when a user selects some text in a text field.
This event is valid for INPUT and TEXTAREA elements.
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
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
HTMLAREA, INPUT type=text, TEXTAREA
onselectstart, select