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Properties/methods

Internet Explorer

Here are the event properties and methods for Internet Explorer (please note: properties and methods

that apply to IE-only technologies and features are not listed):

Property/Method Type R/W Description

altKey

Boolean R/W True indicates the ALT key is pressed; false indicates it

is not.

button

Integer R/W The mouse button has been clicked for certain mouse

events. Values:

0 – No button is pressed.

1 – Left button is pressed.

2 – Right button is pressed.

3 – Left and right buttons are both pressed.

4 – Middle button is pressed.

5 – Left and middle buttons are both pressed.

6 – Right and middle buttons are both pressed.

7 – Left, middle, and right buttons are all pressed.

cancelBubble

Boolean R/W The developer sets this to true to stop the bubbling up

of an event.

clientX

Integer R/W The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer within the client

area (excludes toolbars, scrollbars, and so on) when the

event occurs

clientY

Integer R/W The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer within the client

area (excludes toolbars, scrollbars, and so on) when the

event occurs

ctrlKey

Boolean R/W True indicates the CTRL key is pressed; false indicates

it is not.

fromElement

Element R/W The element that the mouse is leaving during some

mouse events

keyCode

Integer R/W For the

keypress

event, indicates the Unicode charac-

ter of the key that was pressed; for the

keydown

keyup

events, numeric indicator as to the key that was

pressed.

offsetX

Integer R/W The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to the

object that caused the event

offsetY

Integer R/W The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to the

object that caused the event

repeat

Boolean R

True if the

keydown

event is being fired repeatedly;

false if not

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