click method (Internet Explorer)

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Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5

Syntax

object.click()

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5

Remarks

Note Simulating a click using the click does not bring the element being clicked into focus. (See example below).

Examples

The following example demonstrates how simulating a click using the click does not, by default, bring the element into focus.

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

HTML


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
  <p>DEMO: USING CLICK METHOD DOES NOT SET FOCUS<p>
    <ul>
      <li>Both these buttons apply the click method to the check box. </li>
      <li>An alert has been set to fire when the check box is put into focus.</li> 
    </ul>
  </p>
  <input type="checkbox" id="chk1"/>	
    <br>
    <button onclick="simclick1()">This button <strong>applies the focus method</strong> to 
      check box</button>
    <br>
    <button onclick="simclick2()">This button <strong>does not apply the focus method</strong> to check box</button>
    <br>

  <script type="text/javascript">
	// When chk1 gets focus, pop an alert
	document.getElementById("chk1").addEventListener("focus", function(){alert("check box is in focus!");}, false);
    function simclick1() {
      chk1.focus(); //focus is explicitly set
      chk1.click(); 
    }
    function simclick2() {
      chk1.click();
    }
  </script>
</body>
</html>

click method