ondblclick event (Internet Explorer)

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ondblclick event

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Fires when the user double-clicks the object.

HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3

Syntax

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

Standards information

Event information

SynchronousNo
BubblesNo
CancelableNo

Event handler parameters

pEvtObj [in]

Type: IHTMLEventObj

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.

Initiates any action that is associated with the event.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • 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.

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

  • HTMLAnchorEvents2
  • HTMLAreaEvents2
  • HTMLButtonElementEvents2
  • HTMLControlElementEvents2
  • HTMLDocumentEvents2
  • HTMLElementEvents2
  • HTMLFormElementEvents2
  • HTMLImgEvents2
  • HTMLFrameSiteEvents2
  • HTMLInputFileElementEvents2
  • HTMLInputImageEvents2
  • HTMLInputTextElementEvents2
  • HTMLLabelEvents2
  • HTMLLinkElementEvents2
  • HTMLMapEvents2
  • HTMLMarqueeElementEvents2
  • HTMLObjectElementEvents2
  • HTMLOptionButtonElementEvents2
  • HTMLScriptEvents2
  • HTMLSelectElementEvents2
  • HTMLStyleElementEvents2
  • HTMLTableEvents2
  • HTMLTextContainerEvents2
  • HTMLWindowEvents2
  • HTMLWindowEvents4

Examples

This example uses the ondblclick event to add items to a list box when the user double-clicks in the text box.

Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/ondblclickEX.htm


<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" 
   ondblclick="addItem()">
<SELECT NAME=selList SIZE=5></SELECT>
</BODY>

 

 

Build date: 3/14/2012

Community Content

rednael
Issue with Mouse events and transparent background on Input elements and Textareas
Please consider the following article:
http://blog.rednael.com/2009/09/01/TrappingMouseEventsOnTransparentInputElementsOrTextareasInIE.aspx

It describes an issue when trying to trap mouse events on transparent Input elements (type=text) and Textarea elements.

Narendra Mohan
probelm with double click

We are using eba grid and dhtml table grid to show the data. Every thing is fine
but when we double click on cell where listbox(combo box) is present and move the mouse pointer then all row is getting selected.
but its working fine with the ie6 this happens only in ie7.