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September 12, 2007 by Blogging Developer

The combination of JavaScript and HTML is called as DHTML (Dynamic HTML). Since not all browsers support the same level of DHTML, the events you can use and the way events work vary from browser to browser.

The following table contains the JavaScript events that are safe for browsers (Cross-Browser) that support JavaScript.

Cross-Browser JavaScript Events
Event	Description	Applies To
onClick	Occurs when the user clicks on a control	button, area, checkbox, radio, link
onChange	Occurs when the user changes value in an iput control. The event fires after user changes focus to another control in text controls	select, text, textarea
onFocus	Occurs when a control is focused	select, text, textarea
onBlur	Occurs when focus leaves a control	select, text, textarea
onLoad	Occurs when a page finishes downloading	window, location
onUnload	Occurs after a link has been clicked or a new URL has been entered just before the download of the new page.	window
onMouseOver	Occurs when the user moves the mouse over a control	link, area
onMouseOut	Occurs when the user moves the mouse away from a control	link, area
onKeyUp	Occurs when the user releases a key	text, textarea
onKeyDown	Occurs when the user presses a key	text, textarea
onSelect	Occurs when the user selects a text on an input control	text, textarea
onAbort	Occurs when the user cancels an image download	image
onError	Occurs when an image cannot be downloaded	image