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onmouseup Event

Event Object Reference Event Object

Example

Execute a JavaScript when a user releases a mouse button over a paragraph:

<p onmouseup="mouseUp()">Click the text!</p>

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Definition and Usage

The onmouseup event occurs when a user releases a mouse button over an element.

Tip: The order of events related to the onmouseup event (for the left/middle mouse button):

  1. onmousedown
  2. onmouseup
  3. onclick

The order of events related to the onmouseup event (for the right mouse button):

  1. onmousedown
  2. onmouseup
  3. oncontextmenu

Syntax

In HTML:

<element onmouseup="SomeJavaScriptCode">

In JavaScript:

object.onmouseup="SomeJavaScriptCode"

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

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The onmouseup event is supported in all major browsers.

onmouseup is Supported by the Following HTML Tags:

<a>, <address>, <area>, <b>, <bdo>, <big>, <blockquote>, <body>, <button>, <caption>, <cite>, <code>, <dd>, <dfn>, <div>, <dl>, <dt>, <em>, <fieldset>, <form>, <h1> to <h6>, <hr>, <i>, <img>, <input>, <kbd>, <label>, <legend>, <li>, <map>, <ol>, <p>, <pre>, <samp>, <select>, <small>, <span>, <strong>, <sub>, <sup>, <table>, <tbody>, <td>, <textarea>, <tfoot>, <th>, <thead>, <tr>, <tt>, <ul>, <var>

onmouseup is Supported by the Following JavaScript objects:

Document, Window

Examples

Example 1

Execute a JavaScript when pressing a mouse button over the paragraph:

<p onmouseup="mouseUp()">Click the text!</p>

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Example 2

Alert the name of the element you clicked on:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function whichElement(e)
{
var targ
if (!e) var e = window.event
if (e.target) targ = e.target
else if (e.srcElement) targ = e.srcElement
if (targ.nodeType == 3) // defeat Safari bug
targ = targ.parentNode
var tname
tname=targ.tagName
alert("You clicked on a " + tname + " element.")
}
</script>
</head>

<body onmouseup="whichElement(event)">
<h2>This is a header</h2>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<img border="0" src="ball16.gif" alt="Ball">
</body>
</html>

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