programming - javascript - HTML DOM - events

Mouse Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
click	onclick	The event occurs when the user clicks on an element	2
dblclick	ondblclick	The event occurs when the user double-clicks on an element	2
mousedown	onmousedown	The event occurs when a user presses a mouse button over an element	2
mousemove	onmousemove	The event occurs when a user moves the mouse pointer over an element	2
mouseover	onmouseover	The event occurs when a user mouse over an element	2
mouseout	onmouseout	The event occurs when a user moves the mouse pointer out of an element	2
mouseup	onmouseup	The event occurs when a user releases a mouse button over an element	2

Keyboard Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
keydown	onkeydown	The event occurs when the user is pressing a key or holding down a key	2
keypress	onkeypress	The event occurs when the user is pressing a key or holding down a key	2
keyup	onkeyup	The event occurs when a keyboard key is released	2

Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
abort	onabort	The event occurs when an image is stopped from loading before completely loaded (for <object>)	2
error	onerror	The event occurs when an image does not load properly (for <object>, <body> and <frameset>)
load	onload	The event occurs when a document, frameset, or <object> has been loaded	2
resize	onresize	The event occurs when a document view is resized	2
scroll	onscroll	The event occurs when a document view is scrolled	2
unload	onunload	The event occurs when a document is removed from a window or frame (for <body> and <frameset>)	2

Form Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
blur	onblur	The event occurs when a form element loses focus	2
change	onchange	The event occurs when the content of a form element, the selection, or the checked state have changed (for <input>, <select>, and <textarea>)	2
focus	onfocus	The event occurs when an element gets focus (for <label>, <input>, <select>, textarea>, and <button>)	2
reset	onreset	The event occurs when a form is reset	2
select	onselect	The event occurs when a user selects some text (for <input> and <textarea>)	2
submit	onsubmit	The event occurs when a form is submitted	2

Event Object - Constants
Constant	Description	DOM
AT_TARGET	The current event is in the target phase, i.e. it is being evaluated at the event target (1)	2
BUBBLING_PHASE	The current event phase is the bubbling phase (2)	2
CAPTURING_PHASE	The current event phase is the capture phase (3)	2

Event Object - Properties
Property	Description	DOM
bubbles	Returns whether or not an event is a bubbling event	2
cancelable	Returns whether or not an event can have its default action prevented	2
currentTarget	Returns the element whose event listeners triggered the event	2
eventPhase	Returns which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated	2
target	Returns the element that triggered the event	2
timeStamp	Returns the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at which the event was created	2
type	Returns the name of the event	2

Event Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
initEvent()	Specifies the event type, whether or not the event can bubble, whether or not the event's default action can be prevented	2
preventDefault()	To cancel the event if it is cancelable, meaning that any default action normally taken by the implementation as a result of the event will not occur	2
stopPropagation()	To prevent further propagation of an event during event flow	2

EventTarget Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
addEventListener()	Allows the registration of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = attachEvent())	2
dispatchEvent()	Allows to send the event to the subscribed event listeners (IE8 = fireEvent())	2
removeEventListener()	Allows the removal of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = detachEvent())	2

EventListener Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
handleEvent()	Called whenever an event occurs of the event type for which the EventListener interface was registered	2

DocumentEvent Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
createEvent()		2

MouseEvent/KeyboardEvent Object - Properties
Property	Description	DOM
altKey	Returns whether or not the "ALT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
button	Returns which mouse button was clicked when an event was triggered	2
clientX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
clientY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
ctrlKey	Returns whether or not the "CTRL" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
keyIdentifier	Returns the identifier of a key	3
keyLocation	Returns the location of the key on the advice	3
metaKey	Returns whether or not the "meta" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
relatedTarget	Returns the element related to the element that triggered the event	2
screenX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
screenY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
shiftKey	Returns whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2

MouseEvent/KeyboardEvent Object - Methods
Method	Description	W3C
initMouseEvent()	Initializes the value of a MouseEvent object	2
initKeyboardEvent()	Initializes the value of a KeyboardEvent object	3

Mouse Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
click	onclick	The event occurs when the user clicks on an element	2
dblclick	ondblclick	The event occurs when the user double-clicks on an element	2
mousedown	onmousedown	The event occurs when a user presses a mouse button over an element	2
mousemove	onmousemove	The event occurs when a user moves the mouse pointer over an element	2
mouseover	onmouseover	The event occurs when a user mouse over an element	2
mouseout	onmouseout	The event occurs when a user moves the mouse pointer out of an element	2
mouseup	onmouseup	The event occurs when a user releases a mouse button over an element	2

Keyboard Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
keydown	onkeydown	The event occurs when the user is pressing a key or holding down a key	2
keypress	onkeypress	The event occurs when the user is pressing a key or holding down a key	2
keyup	onkeyup	The event occurs when a keyboard key is released	2

Frame/Object Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
abort	onabort	The event occurs when an image is stopped from loading before completely loaded (for <object>)	2
error	onerror	The event occurs when an image does not load properly (for <object>, <body> and <frameset>)
load	onload	The event occurs when a document, frameset, or <object> has been loaded	2
resize	onresize	The event occurs when a document view is resized	2
scroll	onscroll	The event occurs when a document view is scrolled	2
unload	onunload	The event occurs when a document is removed from a window or frame (for <body> and <frameset>)	2

Form Events
Event	Attribute	Description	DOM
blur	onblur	The event occurs when a form element loses focus	2
change	onchange	The event occurs when the content of a form element, the selection, or the checked state have changed (for <input>, <select>, and <textarea>)	2
focus	onfocus	The event occurs when an element gets focus (for <label>, <input>, <select>, textarea>, and <button>)	2
reset	onreset	The event occurs when a form is reset	2
select	onselect	The event occurs when a user selects some text (for <input> and <textarea>)	2
submit	onsubmit	The event occurs when a form is submitted	2

Event Object - Constants
Constant	Description	DOM
AT_TARGET	The current event is in the target phase, i.e. it is being evaluated at the event target (1)	2
BUBBLING_PHASE	The current event phase is the bubbling phase (2)	2
CAPTURING_PHASE	The current event phase is the capture phase (3)	2

Event Object - Properties
Property	Description	DOM
bubbles	Returns whether or not an event is a bubbling event	2
cancelable	Returns whether or not an event can have its default action prevented	2
currentTarget	Returns the element whose event listeners triggered the event	2
eventPhase	Returns which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated	2
target	Returns the element that triggered the event	2
timeStamp	Returns the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at which the event was created	2
type	Returns the name of the event	2

Event Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
initEvent()	Specifies the event type, whether or not the event can bubble, whether or not the event's default action can be prevented	2
preventDefault()	To cancel the event if it is cancelable, meaning that any default action normally taken by the implementation as a result of the event will not occur	2
stopPropagation()	To prevent further propagation of an event during event flow	2

EventTarget Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
addEventListener()	Allows the registration of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = attachEvent())	2
dispatchEvent()	Allows to send the event to the subscribed event listeners (IE8 = fireEvent())	2
removeEventListener()	Allows the removal of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = detachEvent())	2

EventListener Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
handleEvent()	Called whenever an event occurs of the event type for which the EventListener interface was registered	2

DocumentEvent Object - Methods
Method	Description	DOM
createEvent()		2

MouseEvent/KeyboardEvent Object - Properties
Property	Description	DOM
altKey	Returns whether or not the "ALT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
button	Returns which mouse button was clicked when an event was triggered	2
clientX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
clientY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
ctrlKey	Returns whether or not the "CTRL" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
keyIdentifier	Returns the identifier of a key	3
keyLocation	Returns the location of the key on the advice	3
metaKey	Returns whether or not the "meta" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
relatedTarget	Returns the element related to the element that triggered the event	2
screenX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
screenY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
shiftKey	Returns whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2

MouseEvent/KeyboardEvent Object - Methods
Method	Description	W3C
initMouseEvent()	Initializes the value of a MouseEvent object	2
initKeyboardEvent()	Initializes the value of a KeyboardEvent object	3

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