Fires when the object is being selected. Syntax | Inline HTML | <ELEMENT onselectstart = "handler" ... >
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| Event property | object.onselectstart = handler | JScript only |
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| object.onselectstart = GetRef("handler") | Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only | | Named script |
<SCRIPT FOR =
object EVENT = onselectstart>
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Event Information | Bubbles | Yes |
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| Cancels | Yes |
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| To invoke |
Begin selecting one or more objects. |
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| Default action |
Moves the selection to an object and highlights that selection. |
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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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| 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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| ctrlLeft |
Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
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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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| 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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| 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 object at the beginning of the selection fires the event.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this event.
Applies To |
A,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
AREA,
B,
BDO,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
CUSTOM,
DD,
DEL,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
hn,
HR,
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,
LI,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
NOBR,
OBJECT,
OL,
OPTION,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
Q,
RT,
RUBY,
S,
SAMP,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP | |
See Also onselect, select
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