onreset (HTML attribute)
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 4 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
onreset attribute is used only within the context
of forms, and is applied directly to the form element. When the user activates the
form’s Reset button (if indeed it has one), the
event is captured by this attribute, and can be used for whatever purpose
the developer chooses.
Note that this attribute is used less commonly these days. Reset buttons on forms themselves have become increasingly rare, since they make it all too easy to accidentally wipe out all the details the user has spent time entering.
Example
If the
form must have a Reset button, a
good use of the onreset attribute would be to check
whether the user really wanted to clear the form
details:
<form name="frmPersonalDetails" action="/personal.php"
onsubmit="checkPersonalDetails();"
onreset="checkIfReallyWantToReset();"> ⋮ </form>
Value
This attribute has no fixed value.
It’s up to the author to decide on the scripting that’s included here, be
that a call to one or more defined functions, or a simple
alert() statement.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Every browser listed supports this attribute. However, it should be avoided as it encourages the mixing of content and behavior.
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