oncontrolselect Event | Internet Development Index |
Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
Syntax
Inline HTML <ELEMENT oncontrolselect = "handler" ... > All platforms Event property object.oncontrolselect = handler JScript only object.oncontrolselect = GetRef("handler") Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only Named script <SCRIPT FOR = object EVENT = oncontrolselect> Internet Explorer only
Event Information
Bubbles Yes Cancels Yes To invoke
- Make a control selection of an object.
- Add or Remove a control selected element from a multiple selection.
Default action Activates sizing handles allowing the selected element to be resized.
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.
altKey Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the ALT key. altLeft Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key. ctrlLeft Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key. offsetX Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. offsetY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. returnValue Sets or retrieves the return value from the event. screenX Retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. screenY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. shiftLeft Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key. srcElement Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event. type Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object. x Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. y Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.
Remarks
Only content editable objects can be included in a control selection. You can make objects content editable by setting the contentEditable property to true or by placing the parent document in design mode.
This event fires before the element is selected, so inspecting the selection object gives no information about the element to be selected.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this event.
Applies To
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CUSTOM, DD, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, document, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, 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, window, XMP