JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/setCapture
"setCapture()" Example
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<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function3() {
myX.innerHTML = window.event.offsetX; myY.innerHTML = window.event.offsetY;
} function function1() {
myDiv.setCapture();
} function function2() {
myDiv.releaseCapture();
} </script>
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Click inside the box to disable mouse capture outside the box
<button onclick="function1()">Set capture</button> </body> </html>
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"setCapture()" is applied to
<source lang="javascript">
+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Applied_To |<a> <address> | | |<applet> <area> | | | |
| |<body> || |
| |
<button> || | |
| || | |<custom>| | | <dir> | |
| |
- | | |<embed> <fieldset> | | | <form> | | |<hn>
|| | <img> | | |<input type="button"> <input type="checkbox"> | | |<input type="file"> <input type="hidden"> | | |<input type="image"> <input type="password"> | | |<input type="radio"> <input type="reset"> | | |<input type="submit"> <input type="text"> | | | <label> |
| |<legend>- | | |<listing> <map> | | |<marquee> <menu> | | |<nobr> <object> | | |
<option> | | |
<plaintext> | | |
| | | <select> | | | | | || | | | | |<tbody> | | |
<textarea> | | |<tfoot> | | |<thead> | | | | | | | | |<xmp> | +----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ </source>
"setCapture()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
<source lang="javascript"> Note: Turns mouse capture on for the specified element. When mouse capture is set to an element, that element will fire all mouse-related events.
Syntax:
document.all.elementID.setCapture(param1) Parameters: param1 Optional; true or false, indicating whether or not the mouse capture affects the element"s parent.
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