Node: selectstart event
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The selectstart event of the Selection API is fired when a user starts a new selection.
If the event is canceled, the selection is not changed.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("selectstart", (event) => { })
onselectstart = (event) => { }
Event type
A generic Event.
Examples
js
// addEventListener version
document.addEventListener("selectstart", () => {
console.log("Selection started");
});
// onselectstart version
document.onselectstart = () => {
console.log("Selection started.");
};
Specifications
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| Selection API # selectstart-event |
| Selection API # dom-globaleventhandlers-onselectstart |
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