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onreset Event

Complete Event Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The onreset event occurs when the reset button in a form is clicked.

Syntax

onreset="SomeJavaScriptCode"

Parameter	Description
SomeJavaScriptCode	Required. Specifies a JavaScript to be executed when the event occurs.

Supported by the following HTML tags:

<form>

Supported by the following JavaScript objects:

form

Example

In this example the form changes back to the default values and displays an alert box when the reset button is clicked:

<form onreset="alert('The form will be reset')">

Firstname: <input type="text" name="fname" value="John" />
<br />
Lastname: <input type="text" name="lname" />
<br /><br />
<input type="reset" value="Reset">

</form>

The output of the code above will be:

Try-It-Yourself Demos

onreset
How to use onreset to display an alert when a reset event occurs.

Complete Event Object Reference

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