Fires when the object moves.
Syntax
Inline HTML <ELEMENT onmove = "handler " ... >
All platforms Event property object .onmove = handler JScript only object .onmove = GetRef("handler ")Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only Named script
<SCRIPT FOR =
object EVENT = onmove >
Internet Explorer only
Event Information
Bubbles Yes Cancels No To invoke
Change the absolute position of the object. Default action
Calls the associated event handler if there is one.
Event Object Properties
Although event handlers in the DHTML Object Model do not receive parameters directly, a handler can query an event object for data.
Available Properties
altKey
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the ALT key. altLeft
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key. cancelBubble
Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers. clientX
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars. clientY
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars. ctrlKey
Sets or retrieves the state of the CTRL key. ctrlLeft
Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
offsetX
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. offsetY
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event. returnValue
Sets or retrieves the return value from the event. screenX
Retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. screenY
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen. shiftKey
Sets or retrieves the state of the SHIFT key. shiftLeft
Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key.
srcElement
Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event. type
Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object. x
Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element. y
Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.
Remarks
This event can be bound to relatively positioned elements as well as absolutely positioned elements.
This event does not fire when it is bound to an object inside a container object that moves.
Example
The following example shows how to use the onmove event and display the x and y coordinates of a DIV as it is moved.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>The onmove event</TITLE>
<SCRIPT>
// Turn on 2-D positioning
document.execCommand("2D-position",false,true);
function fnHandleMove() {
oXDelta.innerText = event.srcElement.offsetLeft;
oYDelta.innerText = event.srcElement.offsetTop;
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY onmove="fnHandleMove();">
<B>Current Object:</B><BR>
X delta: <SPAN id=oXDelta>n/a</SPAN><BR>
Y delta: <SPAN id=oYDelta>n/a</SPAN><BR>
<DIV CONTENTEDITABLE="true">
<DIV style="width:300px;height:100px; background-color:red; position:absolute;">
Movable DIV</DIV>
</DIV>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this event.
Applies To
A ,
ACRONYM ,
ADDRESS ,
APPLET ,
AREA ,
B ,
BDO ,
BIG ,
BLOCKQUOTE ,
BODY ,
BUTTON ,
CAPTION ,
CENTER ,
CITE ,
CUSTOM ,
DD ,
DFN ,
DIR ,
DIV ,
DL ,
document ,
DT ,
EM ,
EMBED ,
FIELDSET ,
FONT ,
FORM ,
FRAME ,
FRAMESET ,
hn ,
HR ,
I ,
IFRAME ,
IMG ,
INPUT type=button ,
INPUT type=checkbox ,
INPUT type=file ,
INPUT type=hidden ,
INPUT type=image ,
INPUT type=password ,
INPUT type=radio ,
INPUT type=reset ,
INPUT type=submit ,
INPUT type=text ,
INS ,
ISINDEX ,
KBD ,
LABEL ,
LEGEND ,
LI ,
LISTING ,
MARQUEE ,
MENU ,
OBJECT ,
OL ,
P ,
PLAINTEXT ,
PRE ,
Q ,
RT ,
RUBY ,
S ,
SAMP ,
SELECT ,
SMALL ,
SPAN ,
STRIKE ,
STRONG ,
SUB ,
SUP ,
TABLE ,
TBODY ,
TD ,
TEXTAREA ,
TFOOT ,
TH ,
THEAD ,
TR ,
TT ,
U ,
UL ,
VAR ,
window ,
XMP
