This onmousedown attribute will fire when a mouse button is pressed down on the element and the order of events occur related to the onmousedown event(for the left/mouse button)
- onmousedown
- onmouseup
- onclick
Supported Tags: It supports all HTML elements.
Syntax:
<element onmousedown="script">
Attribute Value: It is supported by all HTML elements. The script event run when onmousedown attribute call.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>onmousedown attribute</title>
<style>
body {
text-align: center;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>onmousedown A ttribute</h2>
<p id="gfg" onmousedown="mouseDown()" onmouseup="Geeks()">
<b>GeeksforGeeks:</b> A computer science portal
for Geeks. It is best website for learning<br>
computer science.
</p>
<script>
function Geeks() {
document.getElementById("gfg").style.color = "green";
}
function mouseDown() {
document.getElementById("gfg").style.color = "red";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by onmousedown attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome 2
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 9
- Firefox 6
- Opera 11.6
- Safari 4