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Table 11-14: Additional Properties of the Event Object for Key-Related Events in
Mozilla
Property Description
Unicode value of the key depressed
>metaKey Boolean indicating if the META key was depressed during event
>shiftKey Boolean indicating if the SHIFT key was depressed during event
Browser Events
DOM2 browsers support the familiar browser and form-related events found in all major
browsers. The list of these events is found in Table 11-15.
Table 11-15: Browser- and Form-Related DOM2 Events and Their Behaviors
Event Bubbles? Cancelable?
load No No
unload No No
abort Yes No
error Yes No
select Yes No
change Yes No
submit Yes Yes
reset Yes No
focus No No
Blur No No
resize Yes No
scroll Yes No
UI Events
Although DOM Level 2 builds primarily on those events found in the (X)HTML specification (and
DOM Level 0), it adds a few new User Interface (UI) events to round out the field. These events
are prefixed with ―DOM‖ to distinguish them from ―normal‖ events. These events are listed in
Table 11-16.
Table 11-16: UI-Related DOM2 Events and Their Behaviors
Event Bubbles? Cancelable?
DOMFocusIn Yes No
DOMFocusOut Yes No
DOMActivate Yes Yes
The need for and meaning of these events is not necessarily obvious. DOMFocusIn and
DOMFocusOut are very similar to the traditional focus and blur events, but can be applied to
any element, not just form fields. The DOMActivate event is fired when an object is receiving
activity from the user. For example, it fires on a link when it is clicked and on a select menu