jQuery Events

The tables below list the methods for individual jQuery events and their descriptions:

Mouse Events

Name	Description
click	A mouse button was clicked on a control. The event occurs after the mouse button was released.
mousedown	Mouse button pressed.
mouseup	The mouse button is released.
dblclick	Double click.
mousemove	The mouse pointer moves within the element's display area.
mouseover	The mouse pointer is inside the element's display area.
mouseout	The mouse pointer has moved outside the element's display area.
mouseenter	The mouse pointer is inside the element's display area.
mouseleave	The mouse pointer has moved outside the element's display area.
hover	Mouse pointing and moving away.

Keyboard Events

Name	Description
keydown	A button on the keyboard was pressed.
keypress	The keyboard button is pressed and not released for longer than the repeat interval. The repeat interval duration is a system parameter and depends on the user's operating system settings.
keyup	The previously pressed button is released.

Form and Page Element Events

Name	Description
change	The element loses input focus, and the element's content changed while the element had focus.
select	Some part of the text inside the element becomes highlighted.
submit	The "Submit" button has been pressed in the form, but the form has not yet been sent to the server.
blur	The control loses input focus, i.e. the cursor moves to another element.
focus	The displayed element has received input focus. For text fields, this event means that the cursor is already in the element.
focusin	The displayed element has received input focus. For text fields, this event means that the cursor is already in the element.
focusout	The control loses input focus, i.e. the cursor moves to another element.

Document Load Events

Name	Description
ready	DOM pages are ready.
load	Loading of elements completed.
unload	The document is exited (the page is closed or redirected to another address).

Browser Events

Name	Description
scroll	Fires when the element is scrolled.
resize	Fires when the browser page size is changed.

See also