JavaScript Events Reference Cheat Sheet

This is part eleven of the JavaScript tutorial. If you missed the previous lessons, you may want to review them prior to viewing this JavaScript Event Reference Chart.

Below is a JavaScript Event reference chart. It will provide you with a “cheat sheet” to assist you in learning.

Once you understand how JavaScript works, you will be ready to begin writing your own JavaScript code. Although it may be confusing at first, the more you practice writing JavaScript code, the better you will become.
 

JavaScript Events Reference

Attribute	Description
onabort	Refers to the loading of an image that is interrupted.
onblur	Refers to an element losing the focus of the web browser.
onchange	Refers to a content is change, usually inside a text input box.
onclick	Refers to when an object is clicked.
ondblclick	Refers to when an object is double clicked.
onerror	Refers to when an error occurs.
onfocus	Refers to when an element is given focus.
onkeydown	Refers to when a keyboard key is pressed down.
onkeypress	Refers to when a keyboard key is pressed and/or held down.
onkeyup	Refers to when a keyboard key is released.
onload	Refers to when a web page or image loads.
onmousedown	Refers to when the mouse button is pressed down.
onmousemove	Refers to when the mouse is moved.
onmouseout	Refers to when the mouse is moved away from an element.
onmouseover	Refers to when the mouse moves over an element.
onmouseup	Refers to when the mouse button is released.
onreset	Refers to when a reset button is clicked.
onresize	Refers to when a window is resized.
onselect	Refers to when an element is selected.
onsubmit	Refers to when a submit button is clicked.
onunload	Refers to when a page is unloaded either by being closed or a link is clicked.

 

Using a JavaScript code cheat sheet for your events will not only save you time, but will also assist you in learning JavaScript.

 
This concludes the JavaScript Events Reference Chart. In the next section, you will find a JavaScript Functions Reference Chart.