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Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
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Syntax
HTML Attribute | <element onmousedown = "handler(event)"> |
Event Property | object.onmousedown = handler; |
attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("onmousedown", handler) |
addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("mousedown", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
Synchronous | No |
Bubbles | Yes |
Cancelable | Yes |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3
Remarks
Use the IHTMLEventObj::button property to determine which mouse button is clicked.
Initiates actions associated with the event and with the object being clicked.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Click a mouse button.
See also
Reference
HTMLFrameSiteEvents::onmousewheel
HTMLFrameSiteEvents::onmousemove
HTMLFrameSiteEvents::onmouseout
HTMLFrameSiteEvents::onmouseover