Fires when the user double-clicks the object.
Syntax
| Inline HTML | <ELEMENT ondblclick = "handler" ... >
| All platforms |
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| Event property | object.ondblclick = handler | JScript only |
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| object.ondblclick = GetRef("handler") | Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only |
| Named script |
<SCRIPT FOR =
object EVENT =
ondblclick>
| Internet Explorer only |
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Event Information
| Bubbles | Yes |
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| Cancels | Yes |
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| To invoke |
Click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession over an object. The user's double-click must occur within the time limit specified by the user's system. |
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| Default action |
Initiates any action that is associated with the event. |
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Event Object Properties
Although event handlers in the DHTML Object Model do not receive parameters directly, a handler can query the event object for the following event properties.
Available Properties
| altKey |
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the ALT key. |
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| altLeft |
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key. |
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| cancelBubble |
Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers. |
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| clientX |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars. |
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| clientY |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars. |
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| ctrlKey |
Sets or retrieves the state of the CTRL key. |
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| ctrlLeft |
Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
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| offsetX |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. |
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| offsetY |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. |
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| returnValue |
Sets or retrieves the return value from the event. |
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| screenX |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. |
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| screenY |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. |
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| shiftKey |
Sets or retrieves the state of the SHIFT key. |
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| shiftLeft |
Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key.
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| srcElement |
Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event. |
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| type |
Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object. |
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| x |
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. |
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| y |
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. |
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Remarks
The order of events leading to the ondblclick event is onmousedown, onmouseup, onclick, onmouseup, and then ondblclick. Actions associated with any of these events are executed when the ondblclick event fires.
Example
This example uses the ondblclick event to add items to a list box when the user double-clicks in the text box.
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
function addItem()
{
sNewItem = new Option(txtEnter.value)
selList.add(sNewItem);
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>Enter text and then double-click in the text box to
add text to the list box.
<INPUT TYPE=text NAME=txtEnter VALUE="Enter_text"
>
<SELECT NAME=selList SIZE=5></SELECT>
</BODY>
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Standards Information
This event is defined in
HTML 4.0 
.
Applies To
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A,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BDO,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
CUSTOM,
DD,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
document,
DT,
EM,
EMBED,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
hn,
HR,
I,
IMG,
INPUT type=button,
INPUT type=checkbox,
INPUT type=file,
INPUT type=image,
INPUT type=password,
INPUT type=radio,
INPUT type=reset,
INPUT type=submit,
INPUT type=text,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
NOBR,
OBJECT,
OL,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
RT,
RUBY,
S,
SAMP,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP |