Web Standards Programmer's Reference: HTML, CSS, JavaScript®, Perl, Python®, and PHP

C.4. Standard Elements

This section details the methods, properties, and events that are common to many objects. The listings within this section only explain the meaning of the items; see the listing for specific objects to determine whether a specific object supports the item listed here.

C.4.1. Standard Methods

Methods	Description
blur	Removes focus from an object
select	Highlights all or a portion of text in a textarea element
click	Triggers the object's onclick handler
focus	Applies focus to an object
handleEvent(event)	Calls the handler for a specified event

C.4.2. Standard Properties

Properties	Description
constructor	A reference to the function that created the object
prototype	A reference to the object's prototype, which can be used to assign additional properties to an object

C.4.3. Standard Event Handlers

Event Handlers	Description
onAbort	Is triggered whenever an abort event occurs, such as a user navigating away from a page before it completes loading or clicking the Stop button
onBlur	Is triggered when an object loses focus
onClick	Is triggered when an object is clicked
onDblClick	Is triggered when an object is double-clicked
onError	Is triggered when a JavaScript syntax or runtime error occurs
onFocus	Is triggered when an object obtains focus
onKeyDown	Is triggered when a key is pressed
onKeyPress	Is triggered when a key is pressed and held down
onKeyUp	Is triggered when a key is released
onMouseDown	Is triggered when a mouse button is depressed
onMouseOut	Is triggered when the mouse pointer is moved ...