JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/attachEvent
"attachEvent()" Example
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<html> <body> <button id="myButton">Button</button> <button onclick="function3();">Apply an event handler "Button"</button> <button onclick="function2();">Detach</button> <script language="JavaScript">
function function3() {
document.all.myButton.attachEvent("onclick", function1)
}
function function1() {
document.bgColor = "red";
}
function function2() {
document.bgColor = "white";
document.all.myButton.detachEvent("onclick", function1);
}
</script> </body> </html>
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"attachEvent()" is applied to
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+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Applied_To |<a> <acronym> | | |<address> <applet> | | |<area> | | |<base> <basefont> | | |<bgsound> |
| |<body> || |
| |
<button> || | |
| || | |<col> <colgroup> | | |<comment> <custom> | | || | | <dir> ||
| |document
- | | | <embed> | | |<fieldset> | | |<form> <frame> | | |<frameset> <head> | | |<hn>
|| |<html> | | |<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"> | | | | | |<label> <legend> |
| |- <link> | | |<listing> <map> | | |<marquee> <menu> | | |namespace <nobr> | | |<object>
| | |<option>
| | |<plaintext>
| | || | | <script> | | |<select> | | || | | | | || | |<tbody>
| | |<textarea> <tfoot> |
| |<thead> | | |<title> | | | | | | | | |window <xmp> | +----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ </source>
"attachEvent()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
<source lang="javascript"> Note: Bound event to a function in the page. Returns true (successful) or false (failed).
Syntax:
window.attachEvent(param1, param2) document.all.elementID.attachEvent(param1, param2) Parameters: param1 Required; the name of the event. param2 Required; the name of the function.
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