Element: DOMActivate event
Deprecated
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The DOMActivate event is fired at an element when it becomes active, such as when it is clicked on using the mouse or a keypress is used to navigate to it.
Syntax
Use the event name in addEventListener():
js
addEventListener("DOMActivate", (event) => { })
Note:
There is no onDOMActivate event handler property for this event.
Event type
Examples
This example listens for DOMActivate on a <button> element and displays its detail.
HTML
html
<button>Click</button>
JavaScript
js
const button = document.querySelector("button");
button.addEventListener("DOMActivate", (event) => {
button.textContent = `Click count: ${event.detail}`;
});
Result
Note that detail of the DOMActivate event may have browser-specific behavior. It may either always be 0, or have similar behavior as the click event's detail (i.e., indicating the number of consecutive clicks).
Specifications
| Specification |
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| UI Events> # event-type-DOMActivate> |