onblur event

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Fires when the object loses the input focus.

 

Syntax

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

 

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles No
Cancelable No

 

Event handler parameters

Standards information

Remarks

The HTMLTextContainerEvents::onblur event fires on the original object before the HTMLTextContainerEvents::onfocus or HTMLTextContainerEvents::onclick event fires on the object that is receiving focus. Where applicable, the HTMLTextContainerEvents::onblur event fires after the HTMLTextContainerEvents::onchange event.

Use the focus events to determine when to prepare an object to receive or validate input from the user.

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, you must set the IHTMLElement2::tabIndex attribute of elements that expose the HTMLTextContainerEvents::onblur event.

For Internet Explorer 5 and later, the HTMLTextContainerEvents::onblur event is asynchronous.

Switches focus away from the object on which the event is fired.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Click the mouse on the document background or another control.
  • Use the keyboard to navigate from one object to the next.
  • Invoke the IHTMLElement2::blur method when an object has focus.
  • Switch focus to a different application or open a second window.

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

See also

Reference

IHTMLElement2::blur

IHTMLElement2::focus

HTMLTextContainerEvents::onfocusout