JavaScript Examples Bible - UserWorks Technologies

Chapter 1 ✦ Generic HTML Element Objects (Chapter 15)
onBeforeCopy Event Handler
Select one or more characters in the following paragraph. Then
execute a Copy command via Edit or context menu.
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consectetaur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim adminim veniam, quis nostrud
exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
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onBeforeCut
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Example
You can use the onBeforeCut event handler to preprocess information prior to
an actual cut action. You can try this by editing a copy of Listing 15-33, changing the
onBeforeCopy event handler to onBeforeCut. Notice that in its original form, the
example does not activate the Cut item in either the context or Edit menu when you
select some text in the second paragraph. But by assigning a function to the
onBeforeCut event handler, the menu item is active, and the entire paragraph is
selected from the function that is invoked.
onBeforeDeactivate
See onActivate.
onBeforeEditFocus
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elementObject.onBeforeEditFocus