onactivate event

Fires when the object is set as the IHTMLDocument2::activeElement.

Syntax

HTML Attribute <element onactivate = "handler(event)">
Event Property object.onactivate = handler;
attachEvent Method object.attachEvent("onactivate", handler)
addEventListener Method object.addEventListener("activate", handler, useCapture)

 

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles Yes
Cancelable No

 

Event handler parameters

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

Note  Using the IHTMLElement3::setActive method has no effect on document focus. Using the IHTMLElement2::focus method on an individual element causes the element to gain focus and become the active element.

 

When one object loses activation and another object becomes the IHTMLDocument2::activeElement, the HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onfocus event fires on the object becoming the IHTMLDocument2::activeElement only after the HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onblur event fires on the object losing activation.

Each document may have up to one active element. Set the active element with the IHTMLElement3::setActive or IHTMLElement2::focus methods.

Using the IHTMLElement2::focus method on a document that does not have the focus moves the document to the front of the display. Additionally, the document's active element gains focus.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and later, the event.IHTMLEventObj::fromElement property is now exposed by this event.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and later, focus on a document, and the IHTMLDocument2::activeElement of a document can be managed separately. Use the HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onactivate event to manage formatting changes when an element is made active.

Change activation from the event.IHTMLEventObj::fromElement to the event.IHTMLEventObj::srcElement.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Click an element, other than the IHTMLDocument2::activeElement element of the document.
  • Use the keyboard to move focus from the active element to another element.
  • Invoke the IHTMLElement3::setActive method on an element, when the element is not the active element.

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

See also

Reference

HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onbeforeactivate

HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onbeforedeactivate

HTMLButtonElementEvents2::ondeactivate

HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onfocusin

HTMLButtonElementEvents2::onfocusout