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constructor prototype toString() valueOf()

constructor() extends static super

JS Date JS Error

decodeURI() decodeURIComponent() encodeURI() encodeURIComponent() escape() eval() Infinity isFinite() isNaN() NaN Number() parseFloat() parseInt() String() undefined unescape()

parse() stringify()

JS Math JS Number

constructor isFinite() isInteger() isNaN() isSafeInteger() MAX_VALUE MIN_VALUE NEGATIVE_INFINITY NaN POSITIVE_INFINITY prototype toExponential() toFixed() toLocaleString() toPrecision() toString() valueOf()

JS Operators JS RegExp

Modifiers: g i m Groups: [abc] [^abc] [0-9] [^0-9] (x|y) Metacharacters: . \w \W \d \D \s \S \b \B \0 \n \f \r \t \v \xxx \xdd \uxxxx Quantifiers: + * ? {X} {X,Y} {X,} $ ^ ?= ?! Properties: constructor global ignoreCase lastIndex multiline source Methods: compile() exec() test() toString()

break class const continue debugger do...while for for...in for...of function if...else let return switch throw try...catch var while

Window

Window Object Window Console

assert() clear() count() error() group() groupCollapsed() groupEnd() info() log() table() time() timeEnd() trace() warn()

back() forward() go() length

Window Location

assign() hash host hostname href origin pathname port protocol reload() replace() search

Window Navigator

appCodeName appName appVersion cookieEnabled geolocation javaEnabled() language onLine platform product taintEnabled() userAgent

availHeight availWidth colorDepth height pixelDepth width

HTML DOM

HTML Documents HTML Elements

accessKey addEventListener() appendChild() attributes blur() childElementCount childNodes children classList className click() clientHeight clientLeft clientTop clientWidth cloneNode() closest() compareDocumentPosition() contains() contentEditable dir firstChild firstElementChild focus() getAttribute() getAttributeNode() getBoundingClientRect() getElementsByClassName() getElementsByTagName() hasAttribute() hasAttributes() hasChildNodes() id innerHTML innerText insertAdjacentElement() insertAdjacentHTML() insertAdjacentText() insertBefore() isContentEditable isDefaultNamespace() isEqualNode() isSameNode() isSupported() lang lastChild lastElementChild matches() namespaceURI nextSibling nextElementSibling nodeName nodeType nodeValue normalize() offsetHeight offsetWidth offsetLeft offsetParent offsetTop outerHTML outerText ownerDocument parentNode parentElement previousSibling previousElementSibling querySelector() querySelectorAll() remove() removeAttribute() removeAttributeNode() removeChild() removeEventListener() replaceChild() scrollHeight scrollIntoView() scrollLeft scrollTop scrollWidth setAttribute() setAttributeNode() style tabIndex tagName textContent title

HTML Attributes

getNamedItem() isId item() length name removeNamedItem() setNamedItem() specified value

abort afterprint animationend animationiteration animationstart beforeprint beforeunload blur canplay canplaythrough change click contextmenu copy cut dblclick drag dragend dragenter dragleave dragover dragstart drop durationchange ended error focus focusin focusout fullscreenchange fullscreenerror hashchange input invalid keydown keypress keyup load loadeddata loadedmetadata loadstart message mousedown mouseenter mouseleave mousemove mouseover mouseout mouseup offline online open pagehide pageshow paste pause play playing progress ratechange resize reset scroll search seeked seeking select show stalled submit suspend timeupdate toggle touchcancel touchend touchmove touchstart transitionend unload volumechange waiting wheel altKey altKey animationName bubbles button buttons cancelable charCode clientX clientY code ctrlKey ctrlKey currentTarget data defaultPrevented deltaX deltaY deltaZ deltaMode detail elapsedTime elapsedTime eventPhase getModifierState() inputType isTrusted key keyCode location metaKey metaKey newURL oldURL pageX pageY persisted preventDefault() propertyName relatedTarget relatedTarget screenX screenY shiftKey shiftKey stopImmediatePropagation() stopPropagation() target targetTouches timeStamp touches type which which view

HTML Event Objects

AnimationEvent ClipboardEvent DragEvent Event FocusEvent HashChangeEvent InputEvent KeyboardEvent MouseEvent PageTransitionEvent PopStateEvent ProgressEvent StorageEvent TouchEvent TransitionEvent UiEvent WheelEvent

HTML Collection

item() length namedItem()

entries() forEach() item() keys() length values()

HTML DOMTokenList

add() contains() entries() forEach() item() keys() length remove() replace() supports() toggle() value values()

alignContent alignItems alignSelf animation animationDelay animationDirection animationDuration animationFillMode animationIterationCount animationName animationTimingFunction animationPlayState background backgroundAttachment backgroundColor backgroundImage backgroundPosition backgroundRepeat backgroundClip backgroundOrigin backgroundSize backfaceVisibility border borderBottom borderBottomColor borderBottomLeftRadius borderBottomRightRadius borderBottomStyle borderBottomWidth borderCollapse borderColor borderImage borderImageOutset borderImageRepeat borderImageSlice borderImageSource borderImageWidth borderLeft borderLeftColor borderLeftStyle borderLeftWidth borderRadius borderRight borderRightColor borderRightStyle borderRightWidth borderSpacing borderStyle borderTop borderTopColor borderTopLeftRadius borderTopRightRadius borderTopStyle borderTopWidth borderWidth bottom boxShadow boxSizing captionSide caretColor clear clip color columnCount columnFill columnGap columnRule columnRuleColor columnRuleStyle columnRuleWidth columns columnSpan columnWidth counterIncrement counterReset cssFloat cursor direction display emptyCells filter flex flexBasis flexDirection flexFlow flexGrow flexShrink flexWrap font fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontVariant fontWeight fontSizeAdjust height isolation justifyContent left letterSpacing lineHeight listStyle listStyleImage listStylePosition listStyleType margin marginBottom marginLeft marginRight marginTop maxHeight maxWidth minHeight minWidth objectFit objectPosition opacity order orphans outline outlineColor outlineOffset outlineStyle outlineWidth overflow overflowX overflowY padding paddingBottom paddingLeft paddingRight paddingTop pageBreakAfter pageBreakBefore pageBreakInside perspective perspectiveOrigin position quotes resize right scrollBehavior tableLayout tabSize textAlign textAlignLast textDecoration textDecorationColor textDecorationLine textDecorationStyle textIndent textOverflow textShadow textTransform top transform transformOrigin transformStyle transition transitionProperty transitionDuration transitionTimingFunction transitionDelay unicodeBidi userSelect verticalAlign visibility width wordBreak wordSpacing wordWrap widows zIndex

Web APIs

API Console API Fullscreen

exitFullscreen() fullscreenElement fullscreenEnabled() requestFullscreen()

API Geolocation

coordinates getCurrentPosition() position

API History API MediaQueryList API Storage

clear() getItem() key() length removeItem() setItem()

HTML Objects

<a> <abbr> <address> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <bdo> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <footer> <form> <head> <header> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <ins> <input> button <input> checkbox <input> color <input> date <input> datetime <input> datetime-local <input> email <input> file <input> hidden <input> image <input> month <input> number <input> password <input> radio <input> range <input> reset <input> search <input> submit <input> text <input> time <input> url <input> week <kbd> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <menuitem> <meta> <meter> <nav> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <tr> <textarea> <time> <title> <track> <u> <ul> <var> <video>

Other References

CSSStyleDeclaration

cssText getPropertyPriority() getPropertyValue() item() length parentRule removeProperty() setProperty()

MouseEvent which Property

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Example

Find out which mouse button that was pressed when a mouse event was triggered:

alert("You pressed button: " + event.which)

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Definition and Usage

The which property returns a number that indicates which mouse button was pressed when a mouse event was triggered.

This property is mostly used together with the onmousedown event.

Note: The values returned by this property are the same as those returned by the button property plus one.

Note: This property is read-only.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
which	1.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	5.0

Syntax

event.which

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Number, representing which mouse button that was pressed when the mouse event occured. Possible values: 0 : No button 1 : Left mouse button 2 : Wheel button or middle button (if present) 3 : Right mouse button Note: For a left-hand configured mouse, the return values are reversed.
DOM Version:	DOM Level 2 Events

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent button Property

HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent buttons Property

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