onselect Event

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Fires when the current selection changes.

Syntax

Inline HTML	<ELEMENT onselect = "handler" ... >	All platforms
Event property	object.onselect = handler	JScript only
	object.onselect = GetRef("handler")	Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only
Named script	<SCRIPT FOR = object EVENT = onselect>	Internet Explorer only

Event Information

Bubbles	No
Cancels	Yes
To invoke	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.

Event Object Properties

Although event handlers in the DHTML Object Model do not receive parameters directly, a handler can query an event object for data.

Available Properties

altKey	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the ALT key.
altLeft	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key.
clientX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars.
clientY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars.
ctrlLeft	Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
offsetX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event.
offsetY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event.
returnValue	Sets or retrieves the return value from the event.
screenX	Retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen.
screenY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen.
shiftLeft	Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key.
srcElement	Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event.
type	Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object.
x	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.
y	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.

Standards Information

This event is defined in HTML 4.0 .

Applies To

	BODY, INPUT type=text, TEXTAREA