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The select event is fired when some text is being selected. The event might not be available for all elements in all languages. For example, in [HTML5], select events can be dispatched only on form input and textarea elements.
General info
- Specification
- DOM L3
- Interface
- UIEvent if generated from a user interface, Event otherwise.
- Bubbles
- No
- Cancelable
- No
- Target
- Element
- Default Action
- None
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
target Read only |
EventTarget |
The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree). |
type Read only |
DOMString |
The type of event. |
bubbles Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event normally bubbles or not |
cancelable Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event is cancellable or not? |
view Read only |
WindowProxy |
document.defaultView (window of the document) |
detail Read only |
long (float) |
0. |
Example
<input id="test" type="text" value="Select me!" />
<script>
var elem = document.getElementById('test');
elem.addEventListener('select', function() {
alert('Selection changed!');
}, false);
</script>