srcElement Property

DHTML, HTML, & CSS

srcElement Property


Retrieves the object that fired the event.

Syntax

HTMLN/A
Scripting[ oObject = ] event.srcElement

Possible Values

oObjectObject that specifies the event that fired.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

This example uses the srcElement property to retrieve the parent object, if needed, create the text range, move to the original object, and select the first word in the object.

Sample Code

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function selectWord() {
    var oSource = window.event.srcElement ;
    if (!oSource.isTextEdit) 
        oSource = window.event.srcElement.parentTextEdit;
    if (oSource != null) {
        var oTextRange = oSource.createTextRange();
        oTextRange.moveToElementText(window.event.srcElement);
        oTextRange.collapse();
        oTextRange.expand("word");
        oTextRange.select();
    }
}
</SCRIPT>

Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.
HTML N/A
Scripting event

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