Name
Event — details about an event
Availability
Client-side JavaScript; incompatible versions are supported by Navigator 4 and Internet Explorer 4
Synopsis
// Event handler argument in Navigator 4
function handler (event) { . . . }
// Window property in IE 4
window.event
Navigator 4 Properties
- data
Data from a DragDrop event. Requires UniversalBrowserWrite privilege to set; requires UniversalBrowserRead privilege to read.
- height
The new height of a resized window or frame.
- layerX
The X coordinate, within a layer, of the event.
- layerY
The Y coordinate, within a layer, of the event.
- modifiers
Which modifier keys are held down.
- pageX
The X coordinate, within a page, of the event.
- pageY
The Y coordinate, within a page, of the event.
- screenX
The screen X coordinate of the event. JavaScript 1.2.
- screenY
The screen Y coordinate of the event. JavaScript 1.2.
- target
The object on which the event occurred.
- type
The type of the event. JavaScript 1.2.
- TYPE
Static event type constants for bitmasks.
- which
Which key or mouse button was clicked.
- width
The new width of a resized window or frame.
- x
The X coordinate of the event within a positioned element. JavaScript 1.2.
- y
The Y coordinate of the event within a positioned element. JavaScript 1.2.
Internet Explorer 4 Properties
- altKey
Whether the ALT key was pressed during an event.
- button
Which mouse button was pressed.
- cancelBubble
Stop event propagation.
- clientX
The X coordinate, within a page, of the event.
- clientY
The Y coordinate, within a page, of the event.
- ctrlKey
Whether the CTRL key ...
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