Web Technology(KCS-602)
UNIT 3
JAVSCRIPT
TOPIC:JAVASCRIPT EVENTS
• The change in the state of an object is known as an Event. In html, thereJavaScript
are Events
various
events which represents that some activity is performed by the user or by the browser.
• When javascript code is included in HTML, js react over these events and allow the
execution.
• This process of reacting over the events is called Event Handling. Thus, js handles the
HTML events via Event Handlers.For example, when a user clicks over the browser, add
js code, which will execute the task to be performed on the event.
Some of the HTML events and their event handlers are:
Mouse events:
Event Performed Event Handler Description
click onclick When mouse click on an element
mouseover onmouseover When the cursor of the mouse comes over
the element
mouseout onmouseout When the cursor of the mouse leaves an
element
mousedown onmousedown When the mouse button is pressed over the
element
mouseup onmouseup When the mouse button is released over
the element
mousemove onmousemove When the mouse movement takes place.
Keyboard events:
Event Performed Event Handler Description
Keydown & Keyup onkeydown & onkeyup When the user press and then
release the key
Form events:
Event Performed Event Handler Description
focus onfocus When the user focuses on an
element
submit onsubmit When the user submits the form
blur onblur When the focus is away from a
form element
change onchange When the user modifies or changes
the value of a form element
Window/Document events
Event Performed Event Handler Description
load onload When the browser finishes the
loading of the page
unload onunload When the visitor leaves the current
webpage, the browser unloads it
resize onresize When the visitor resizes the
window of the browser
Click Event
<html>
<head> Javascript Events </head>
<body>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/Javascript">
<!--
function clickevent()
{
document.write(“welcome");
}
//-->
</script>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="clickevent()" value="Who's this?"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
MouseOver Event
<html>
<head>
<h1> Javascript Events </h1>
</head>
<body>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/Javascript">
<!--
function mouseoverevent()
{
alert("welcome");
}
//-->
</script>
<p onmouseover="mouseoverevent()"> Keep cursor over me</p>
</body>
</html>
Keydown Event
<html>
<head> Javascript Events</head>
<body>
<h2> Enter something here</h2>
<input type="text" id="input1" onkeydown="keydownevent()"/>
<script>
<!--
function keydownevent()
{
document.getElementById("input1");
alert("Pressed a key");
}
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
Load event
<html>
<head>Javascript Events</head>
</br>
<body onload="window.alert('Page
successfully loaded');">
<script>
<!--
document.write("The page is
loaded successfully");
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
Focus Event
<html>
<head> Javascript Events</head>
<body>
<h2> Enter something here</h2>
<input type="text" id="input1"
onfocus="focusevent()"/>
<script>
<!--
function focusevent()
{
document.getElementById("input1").style.ba
ckground=" aqua";
}
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
Test it Now
