onbeforeupdate

HTML (DHTML)

onbeforeupdate Event

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Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.

Syntax

Inline HTML<ELEMENT onbeforeupdate = "handler" ... > All platforms
Event propertyobject.onbeforeupdate = handlerJScript only
object.onbeforeupdate = GetRef("handler")Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only
Named script <SCRIPT FOR = object EVENT = onbeforeupdate> Internet Explorer only

Event Information

BubblesYes
CancelsYes
To invoke Cause an object to receive focus, change the value of the object, and either cause the object to lose focus or force the page to unload.
Default action Signals that the data contained in an object has changed.

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.
altLeft Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key.
cancelBubble Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers.
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.
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.
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

If the onbeforeupdate event is canceled, the onafterupdate event does not fire.

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this event.

Applies To

A, BUTTON, DIV, FRAME, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=text, TEXTAREA, LABEL, LEGEND, MARQUEE, SELECT, SPAN, BDO, CUSTOM, RT, RUBY

See Also

Introduction to Data Binding