DHTML Events

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Fires when the current selection changes.

Inline HTML	<element onselect = "handler" ... >	All platforms
Event property	object.onselect = handler	ECMA-262 Language Specification
Named script	<script FOR=object EVENT=onselect>	Internet Explorer® only

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

HTMLAREA, INPUT type=text, TEXTAREA

onselectstart, select