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Fires when the current selection changes.
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Syntax
HTML Attribute | <element onselect = "handler(event)"> |
Event Property | object.onselect = handler; |
attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("onselect", handler) |
addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("select", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
Synchronous | No |
Bubbles | No |
Cancelable | Yes |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3
Remarks
Moves the selection to a given character and highlights that selection.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Move the mouse from character to character during a drag selection.
- Press the SHIFT key while moving the cursor over text.
See also
Reference