onmouseover event
Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element onmouseover = "handler(event)"> |
| Event Property | object.onmouseover = handler; |
| attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("onmouseover", handler) |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("mouseover", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
| Bubbles | Yes |
| Cancelable | Yes |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3
Remarks
The event occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object, and it does not repeat unless the user moves the mouse pointer out of the object and then back into it.
Initiates any action associated with this event.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Move the mouse pointer into an object.
See also
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