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onclick Event

Event Object Reference Event Object

Example

Execute a JavaScript when a button is clicked:

<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>
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Definition and Usage

The onclick event occurs when the user clicks on an element.


Browser Support

Event
onclick Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

In HTML:

<element onclick="myScript">
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In JavaScript:

object.onclick=function(){myScript};
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In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("click", myScript);
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Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.


Technical Details

Bubbles: Yes
Cancelable: Yes
Event type: MouseEvent
Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements, EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title>
DOM Version: Level 2 Events
Examples

More Examples

Example

Click on a <button> element to display the current day, date and time:

<button onclick="getElementById('demo').innerHTML=Date()">What is the time?</button>
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Example

Click on a <p> element to change its text color to red:

<p id="demo" onclick="myFunction()">Click me to change my text color.</p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("demo").style.color = "red";
}
</script>
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Example

Another example on how to change the color of a <p> element by clicking on it:

<p id="demo" onclick="myFunction(this, 'red')">Click me to change my text color.</p>

<script>
function myFunction(elmnt,clr) {
    elmnt.style.color = clr;
}
</script>
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Example

Click on a button to copy some text from an input field to another input field:

<button onclick="myFunction()">Copy Text</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("field2").value = document.getElementById("field1").value;
}
</script>
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Example

Assign the "onclick" event to the window object:

window.onclick = myFunction;

// If the user clicks in the window, set the background color of <body> to yellow
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementsByTagName("BODY")[0].style.backgroundColor = "yellow";
}
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Example

Using onclick to create a dropdown button:

// Get the button, and when the user clicks on it, execute myFunction
document.getElementById("myBtn").onclick = function() {myFunction()};

/* myFunction toggles between adding and removing the show class, which is used to hide and show the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}

// Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick = function(event) {
  if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn')) {

    var dropdowns = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content");
    var i;
    for (i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++) {
      var openDropdown = dropdowns[i];
      if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
        openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
      }
    }
  }
}
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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: ondblclick event

HTML DOM reference: onmousedown event

HTML DOM reference: onmouseup event


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