JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

Reset.onclick — the handler invoked when a Reset button is clicked

Availability

JavaScript 1.0; enhanced in JavaScript 1.1

Synopsis

<input type="reset" onclick="handler" ... > 
reset.onclick

Description

The onclick property of a Reset object refers to an event handler function that is invoked when the user clicks on the Reset button. See the HTMLElement.onclick reference page for complete details. Note, however, that Reset.onclick has been supported since JavaScript 1.0, unlike the generalized HTMLElement.onclick handler.

The Reset button has the special function of resetting all form elements to their default value. The onclick event handler may add any additional functionality to the Reset button. In JavaScript 1.1, the onclick handler may return false to prevent the Reset object from resetting the form. (For example, the onclick handler could use confirm( ) to ask the user to confirm the reset and return false if it was not confirmed.)

See Also

Form.onreset, Form.reset( ), HTMLElement.onclick; Chapter 19; EventListener, EventTarget, and MouseEvent in the DOM reference section