What is dom event in javascript?
HTML DOM allows JavaScript to react to HTML events: Show
Reacting to EventsA JavaScript can be executed when an event occurs, like when a user clicks on an HTML element. To execute code when a user clicks on an element, add JavaScript code to an HTML event attribute: Examples of HTML events:
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Try it Yourself » HTML Event AttributesTo assign events to HTML elements you can use event attributes. ExampleAssign an onclick event to a button element:
Try it Yourself » In the example above, a function named Assign Events Using the HTML DOMThe HTML DOM allows you to assign events to HTML elements using JavaScript: ExampleAssign an onclick event to a button element:
Try it Yourself » In the example above, a function named The function will be executed when the button is clicked. The onload and onunload EventsThe The The The onchange EventThe Below is an example of how to use the onchange. The The onmouseover and onmouseout EventsThe Mouse Over Me Try it Yourself » The onmousedown, onmouseup and onclick EventsThe Click Me Try it Yourself » More Examplesonmousedown and onmouseup onload onfocus Mouse Events HTML DOM Event Object ReferenceFor a list of all HTML DOM events, look at our complete HTML DOM Event Object Reference. DOM (Document Object Model) Events are a signal that something has occurred, or is occurring, and can be triggered by user interactions or by the browser.[1] Client-side scripting languages like JavaScript, JScript, ECMAScript, VBScript, and Java can register various event handlers or listeners on the element nodes inside a DOM tree, such as in HTML, XHTML, XUL, and SVG documents. Examples of DOM Events:
Historically, like DOM, the event models used by various web browsers had some significant differences which caused compatibility problems. To combat this, the event model was standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in DOM Level 2. Events[edit]HTML events[edit]Common events[edit]There is a huge collection of events that can be generated by most element nodes:
Note that the event classification above is not exactly the same as W3C's classification.
Note that the events whose names start with "DOM" are currently not well supported, and for this and other performance reasons are deprecated by the W3C in DOM Level 3. Mozilla and Opera support DOMAttrModified, DOMNodeInserted, DOMNodeRemoved and DOMCharacterDataModified. Chrome and Safari support these events, except for DOMAttrModified. Touch events[edit]Web browsers running on touch-enabled devices, such as Apple's iOS and Google's Android, generate additional events.[9]: §5.3
In the W3C draft recommendation, a Apple didn't join this working group, and delayed W3C recommendation of its Touch Events Specification by disclosing patents late in the recommendation process.[10] Pointer events[edit]Web browsers on devices with various types of input devices including mouse, touch panel, and pen may generate integrated input events. Users can see what type of input device is pressed, what button is pressed on that device, and how strongly the button is pressed when it comes to a stylus pen. As of October 2013, this event is only supported by Internet Explorer 10 and 11.[11]
Indie UI events[edit]Not yet really implemented, the Indie UI working groups want to help web application developers to be able to support standard user interaction events without having to handle different platform specific technical events that could match with it.[12] Scripting usable interfaces can be difficult, especially when one considers that user interface design patterns differ across software platforms, hardware, and locales, and that those interactions can be further customized based on personal preference. Individuals are accustomed to the way the interface works on their own system, and their preferred interface frequently differs from that of the web application author's preferred interface. For example, web application authors, wishing to intercept a user's intent to undo the last action, need to "listen" for all the following events:
It would be simpler to listen for a single, normalized request to "undo" the previous action.
Internet Explorer-specific events[edit]In addition to the common (W3C) events, two major types of events are added by Internet Explorer. Some of the events have been implemented as de facto standards by other browsers.
Note that Mozilla, Safari and Opera also support the readystatechange event for the XMLHttpRequest object. Mozilla also supports the beforeunload event using the traditional event registration method (DOM Level 0). Mozilla and Safari also support contextmenu, but Internet Explorer for Mac does not. Note that Firefox 6 and later support the beforeprint and afterprint events. XUL events[edit]In addition to the common (W3C) events, Mozilla defined a set of events that work only with XUL elements.[citation needed]
Other events[edit]For Mozilla and Opera 9, there are also undocumented events known as DOMContentLoaded and DOMFrameContentLoaded which fire when the DOM content is loaded. These are different from "load" as they fire before the loading of related files (e.g., images). However, DOMContentLoaded has been added to the HTML 5 specification.[13] The DOMContentLoaded event was also implemented in the Webkit rendering engine build 500+.[14][15] This correlates to all versions of Google Chrome and Safari 3.1+. DOMContentLoaded is also implemented in Internet Explorer 9.[16] Opera 9 also supports the Web Forms 2.0 events DOMControlValueChanged, invalid, forminput and formchange. Event flow[edit]Consider the situation when two event targets participate in a tree. Both have event listeners registered on the same event type, say "click". When the user clicks on the inner element, there are two possible ways to handle it:
W3C takes a middle position in this struggle.[18]: §1.2 According to the W3C, events go through three phases when an event target participates in a tree:
You can find a visualization of this event flow at https://domevents.dev Stopping events[edit]While an event is travelling through event listeners, the event can be stopped with
When an event is stopped it will no longer travel along the event path. Stopping an event does not cancel an event. Legacy mechanisms to stop an event[edit]
Canceling events[edit]A Event object[edit]The Event object provides a lot of information about a particular event, including information about target element, key pressed, mouse button pressed, mouse position, etc. Unfortunately, there are very serious browser incompatibilities in this area. Hence only the W3C Event object is discussed in this article. Event properties
Event handling models[edit]DOM Level 0[edit]This event handling model was introduced by Netscape Navigator, and remains the most cross-browser model as of 2005.[citation needed] There are two model types: the inline model and the traditional model. Inline model[edit]In the inline model,[20] event handlers are added as attributes of elements. In the example below, an alert dialog box with the message "Hey Joe" appears after the hyperlink is clicked. The default click action is cancelled by returning false in the event handler. <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Inline Event Handlingtitle> head> <body> <h2>Inline Event Handlingh2> <p>Hey <a href="http://www.example.com" onclick="triggerAlert('Joe'); return false;">Joea>!p> <script> function triggerAlert(name) { window.alert("Hey " + name); } script> body> html> One common
misconception[citation needed] with the inline model is the belief that it allows the registration of event handlers with custom arguments, e.g. function () { triggerAlert('Joe'); return false; } This limitation of the JavaScript event model is usually overcome by assigning attributes to the function object of the event handler or by using closures. Traditional model[edit]In the traditional model,[21] event handlers can be added or removed by scripts. Like the inline model, each event can only have one event handler registered. The event is added by assigning the handler name to the event property of the element object. To remove an event handler, simply set the property to null: <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Traditional Event Handlingtitle> head> <body> <h2>Traditional Event Handlingh2> <p>Hey Joe!p> <script> var triggerAlert = function () { window.alert("Hey Joe"); }; // Assign an event handler document.onclick = triggerAlert; // Assign another event handler window.onload = triggerAlert; // Remove the event handler that was just assigned window.onload = null; script> body> html> To add parameters: var name = 'Joe'; document.onclick = (function (name) { return function () { alert('Hey ' + name + '!'); }; }(name)); Inner functions preserve their scope. DOM Level 2[edit]The W3C designed a more flexible event handling model in DOM Level 2.[18]
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The main difference from the traditional model is that multiple event handlers can be registered for the same event. The A rewrite of the example used in the traditional model[edit]<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>DOM Level 2title> head> <body> <h2>DOM Level 2h2> <p>Hey Joe!p> <script> var heyJoe = function () { window.alert("Hey Joe!"); } // Add an event handler document.addEventListener( "click", heyJoe, true ); // capture phase // Add another event handler window.addEventListener( "load", heyJoe, false ); // bubbling phase // Remove the event handler just added window.removeEventListener( "load", heyJoe, false ); script> body> html> Internet Explorer-specific model[edit]Microsoft Internet Explorer prior to version 8 does not follow the W3C model, as its own model was created prior to the ratification of the W3C standard. Internet Explorer 9 follows DOM level 3 events,[22] and Internet Explorer 11 deletes its support for Microsoft-specific model.[23]
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Again, this model differs from the traditional model in that multiple event handlers can be registered for the same event. However the
A rewrite of the example used in the old Internet Explorer-specific model[edit]<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Internet Explorer-specific modeltitle> head> <body> <h2>Internet Explorer-specific modelh2> <p>Hey Joe!p> <script> var heyJoe = function () { window.alert("Hey Joe!"); } // Add an event handler document.attachEvent("onclick", heyJoe); // Add another event handler window.attachEvent("onload", heyJoe); // Remove the event handler just added window.detachEvent("onload", heyJoe); script> body> html> References[edit]
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What are standard DOM events?DOM event types. mouse events ( MouseEvent ): mousedown, mouseup, click, dblclick, mousemove, mouseover, mousewheel, mouseout, contextmenu.. touch events ( TouchEvent ): touchstart, touchmove, touchend, touchcancel.. keyboard events ( KeyboardEvent ): keydown, keypress, keyup.. form events: focus, blur, change, submit.. What is DOM with example?The Document Object Model (DOM) is a programming interface for HTML(HyperText Markup Language) and XML(Extensible markup language) documents. It defines the logical structure of documents and the way a document is accessed and manipulated.
How do I find DOM events?Right-click on the search icon button and choose “inspect” to open the Chrome developer tools. Once the dev tools are open, switch to the “Event Listeners” tab and you will see all the event listeners bound to the element. You can expand any event listener by clicking the right-pointing arrowhead.
What are the examples of DOM event handlers?More Examples
Change an image when a user holds down the mouse button. Display an alert box when the page has finished loading. Change the background-color of an input field when it gets focus. Change the color of an element when the cursor moves over it.
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