Node: selectstart event
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Theselectstart event of theSelection API is fired when a user starts a new selection.
If the event is canceled, the selection is not changed.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods likeaddEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("selectstart", (event) => { })onselectstart = (event) => { }Event type
A genericEvent.
Examples
js
// addEventListener versiondocument.addEventListener("selectstart", () => { console.log("Selection started");});// onselectstart versiondocument.onselectstart = () => { console.log("Selection started.");};Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selection API # selectstart-event |
| Selection API # dom-globaleventhandlers-onselectstart |