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The JavaScript events are basically the HTML/DOM events and they are used on a wide level and these events are used to execute JavaScript codes. The basic concept of JavaScript Event is that events in HTML are "things" that happen to the elements of HTML and when JavaScript is used in HTML pages, JavaScript can “react” on these events. It is recommended to learn about these events before learning JavaScript. Here are some of the events used in JavaScript:
Events | Description |
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onclick | This event occurs when the element is clicked. |
ondblclick | This event occurs when element is double-clicked. |
onfocus | This event occurs when an element gets focus such as button, input, textarea etc. |
onblur | This event occurs when form loses the focus from an element. |
onsubmit | This event occurs when form is submitted. |
onmouseover | This event occurs when mouse is moved over an element. |
onmouseout | This event occurs when mouse is moved out from an element (after moved over). |
onmousedown | This event occurs when mouse button is pressed over an element. |
onmouseup | This event occurs when mouse is released from an element (after mouse is pressed). |
onload | This event occurs when document, object or frameset is loaded. |
onunload | This event occurs when body or frameset is unloaded. |
onscroll | This event occurs when document is scrolled. |
onreset | This event occurs when form is reset. |
onkeydown | This event occurs when key is being pressed. |
onkeypress | This event occurs when user presses the key. |
onkeyup | This event occurs when key is released. |