Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object. Syntax | Inline HTML | <ELEMENT onmouseenter = "handler" ... >
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| Event property | object.onmouseenter = handler | JScript only |
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| object.onmouseenter = GetRef("handler") | Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only | | Named script |
<SCRIPT FOR =
object EVENT = onmouseenter>
| Internet Explorer only |
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Event Information | Bubbles | No |
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| Cancels | No |
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| To invoke |
Move the mouse pointer inside the boundaries of an object. |
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| Default action |
Initiates any action associated with this event. |
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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. |
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| altLeft |
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key. |
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| button |
Sets or retrieves the mouse button pressed by the user. |
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| cancelBubble |
Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ctrlKey |
Sets or retrieves the state of the CTRL key. |
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| ctrlLeft |
Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
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| fromElement |
Sets or retrieves the object from which activation or the mouse pointer is exiting during the event. |
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| offsetX |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. |
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| offsetY |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. |
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| returnValue |
Sets or retrieves the return value from the event. |
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| screenX |
Retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. |
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| screenY |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. |
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| shiftKey |
Sets or retrieves the state of the SHIFT key. |
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| shiftLeft |
Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key.
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| srcElement |
Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event. |
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| toElement |
Sets or retrieves a reference to the object toward which the user is moving the mouse pointer. |
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| type |
Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object. |
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| x |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. |
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| y |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. |
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Remarks The event fires only if the mouse pointer is outside the boundaries of the object and the user moves the mouse pointer inside the boundaries of the object. If the mouse pointer is currently inside the boundaries of the object, for the event to fire, the user must move the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object and then back inside the boundaries of the object.
Unlike the onmouseover event, the onmouseenter event does not bubble. In other words, the onmouseenter event does not fire when the user moves the mouse pointer over elements contained by the object, whereas onmouseover does fire.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this event.
Applies To |
A,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BASE,
BASEFONT,
BDO,
BGSOUND,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
CUSTOM,
DD,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
EMBED,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
hn,
HR,
HTML,
I,
IMG,
INPUT type=button,
INPUT type=checkbox,
INPUT type=file,
INPUT type=image,
INPUT type=password,
INPUT type=radio,
INPUT type=reset,
INPUT type=submit,
INPUT type=text,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
NOBR,
OL,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
RT,
RUBY,
S,
SAMP,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP | |
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