document.captureEvents()

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document.captureEvents()

Syntax



document.captureEvents(eventMask)

The captureEvents() method specifies the type of events that should be passed to the document rather than to the object for which they were intended.

The eventMask argument(s) specifies what events to capture.

The following list shows all the possible event masks.

Multiple events can be captured by using the bitwise OR (|) operator.

Event.ABORT

Event.BLUR

Event.CHANGE

Event.CLICK

Event.DBCLICK

Event.DRAGDROP

Event.ERROR

Event.FOCUS

Event.KEYDOWN

Event.KEYPRESS

Event.KEYUP

Event.LOAD

Event.MOUSEDOWN

Event.MOUSEMOVE

Event.MOUSEOUT

Event.MOUSEOVER

Event.MOUSEUP

Event.MOVE

Event.RESET

Event.RESIZE

Event.SELECT

Event.SUBMIT

Event.UNLOAD



<html>
    <form>
    <input type="button"
           value="Yellow/Purple"
           onMouseDown="document.bgColor='yellow'"
           onMouseUp="document.bgColor='purple'">
    </form>
    <script>
    <!--
    document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN | Event.MOUSEUP);

    document.onmousedown = function(event){document.bgColor='red'};

    document.onmouseup = function(event){document.bgColor='blue'};

    -->
    </script>
    </html>