Javascript ChangeEvent Tutorial
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The change event fires in the following situations:
- Users check/uncheck on <input type="checkbox">.
- Users make changes on <input type="radio">.
- Users change the value of <input> (file, color, range).
- Users change the contents of <input> ( text, number, email, password, tel, time, week, month, date, datetime-local, search, url), then focus on other place.
- Users change the contents of <textarea>, then focus on other place.
- Users change the option on the <select> element.
ChangeEvent inherit all the properties and method of interface Event.
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Example with the change event:
changeevents-elements-example.html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ChangeEvent Example</title> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <style>.title {font-weight:bold;}</style> <script> function changeHandler(evt) { alert("Changed!"); } </script> </head> <body> <h2>ChangeEvent example</h2> <p class="title">Input (checkbox, radio):</p> <input type="checkbox" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <input type="radio" name ="gender" value="M" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <input type="radio" name ="gender" value="F" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <p class="title">Input (range):</p> <input type="range" min ="1" max="10" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <p class="title">Input (color):</p> <input type="color" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <p class="title">Input (file):</p> <input type="file" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <p class="title">Input (image, hidden, buton, submit, reset):</p> - (Not support 'change' event) <p class="title">Input (text, number, email, password, tel, time, week, month, date, datetime-local, search, url):</p> <input type="text" onchange ="changeHandler(event)"/> <p class="title">Textarea element</p> <textarea onchange ="changeHandler(event)" rows="3" cols="30"></textarea> <p class="title">Select:</p> <select onchange ="changeHandler(event)"> <option value ="en">English</option> <option value ="de">German</option> <option value ="vi">Vietnamese</option> </select> <p id="log-div"></p> </body> </html>
Example with the change event on the <select> element:
changeevents-select-example.html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ChangeEvent Example</title> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <script> function changeHandler(evt) { alert("Language: " + evt.target.value); } </script> </head> <body> <h2>ChangeEvent example</h2> <p class="title">Select Language:</p> <select onchange ="changeHandler(event)"> <option value ="en">English</option> <option value ="de">German</option> <option value ="vi">Vietnamese</option> </select> </body> </html>
Event: change vs input
You may consider using the input event because it's quite similar to the change event:
- The input event occurs immediately after the value of an element changes, without requiring the element to lose focus.
- The input event supports elements with the contenteditable="true" attibutes. While change event supports only the <input>, <texarea>, <select> element.