JavaScript and Ajax Editor,
Validator and Debugger!
1st JavaScript Editor.
| Home | Top | Free Ajax Editor | JavaScript Editor | | Get Advanced JavaScript and Ajax Editor, Validator and Debugger! 1st JavaScript Editor. |
Fires a specified event on the object .
Syntax
bFired = object .fireEvent( sEvent [ , oEventObject ] )Parameters
| sEvent | Required. String that specifies the name of the event to fire. |
| oEventObject | Optional. Object that specifies the event object from which to obtain event object properties. |
Return Value
Boolean . Returns one of the following values:
| true | Event fired successfully. |
| false | Event was cancelled. |
Remarks
If the event being fired cannot be cancelled, fireEvent always returns true .
Regardless of their values specified in the event object, the values of the four event properties— cancelBubble , returnValue , srcElement , and type —are automatically initialized to the values shown in the following table.
| cancelBubble | false |
| returnValue | true |
| srcElement | element on which the event is fired |
| type | name of the event that is fired |
Example
The following sample shows how to use the fireEvent method.
<HTML> <HEAD> <SCRIPT> function fnFireEvents() { oDiv.innerText = "The cursor has moved over me!"; oButton. fireEvent ("onclick"); } </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <h1>Using the fireEvent method</h1> By moving the cursor over the DIV below, the button is clicked. <P> <DIV ID="oDiv" onmouseover="fnFireEvents();"> Mouse over this! </DIV> <p> <BUTTON ID="oButton" ONCLICK="this.innerText='I have been clicked!'" > Button</BUTTON> </BODY> </HTML>
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
|
A , ACRONYM , ADDRESS , APPLET , AREA , B , BASE , BASEFONT , BDO , BGSOUND , BIG , BLOCKQUOTE , BODY , BR , BUTTON , CAPTION , CENTER , CITE , CODE , COL , COLGROUP , COMMENT , CUSTOM , DD , DEL , DFN , DIR , DIV , DL , DT , EM , EMBED , FIELDSET , FONT , FORM , FRAME , FRAMESET , HEAD , hn , HR , HTML , 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 , LINK , LISTING , MAP , MARQUEE , MENU , nextID , NOBR , NOFRAMES , NOSCRIPT , OBJECT , OL , OPTION , P , PLAINTEXT , PRE , Q , RT , RUBY , S , SAMP , SCRIPT , SELECT , SMALL , SPAN , STRIKE , STRONG , styleSheet , SUB , SUP , TABLE , TBODY , TD , TEXTAREA , TFOOT , TH , THEAD , TITLE , TR , TT , U , UL , VAR , WBR , XML , XMP | ||||||
| Home | Top | Free Ajax Editor | JavaScript Editor | | Get Advanced JavaScript and Ajax Editor, Validator and Debugger! 1st JavaScript Editor. |