MouseScrollEvent

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Table of Contents

  1. Method overview
  2. Attributes
  3. Constants
    1. Delta modes
  4. Methods
    1. initMouseScrollEvent()
  5. Browser compatibility
  6. See also

Non-standard

Introduced in Gecko 1.9.2

(Firefox 3.6 / Thunderbird 3.1 / Fennec 1.0)

An event interface for legacy mouse scroll events
1.0
18.0
Introduced
Gecko 1.9.1
Inherits from: nsIDOMMouseScrollEvent Last changed in Gecko 1.9.1 (Firefox 3.5 / Thunderbird 3.0 / SeaMonkey 2.0)

The DOM MouseScrollEvent represents events that occur due to the user moving a mouse wheel or similar input device.

Use standardardized WheelEvent instead of this legacy event object if available.

Method overview

void initMouseScrollEvent(in DOMString typeArg, in boolean canBubbleArg, in boolean cancelableArg, in nsIDOMAbstractView viewArg, in long detailArg, in long screenXArg, in long screenYArg, in long clientXArg, in long clientYArg, in boolean ctrlKeyArg, in boolean altKeyArg, in boolean shiftKeyArg, in boolean metaKeyArg, in unsigned short buttonArg, in nsIDOMEventTarget relatedTargetArg, in long axis);

Attributes

Attribute Type Description
axis long Indicates scroll direction. Read only.

Constants

Delta modes

Constant Value Description
HORIZONTAL_AXIS 0x01 The event is caused by horizontal wheel operation.
VERTICAL_AXIS 0x02 The event is caused by vertical wheel operation.

Methods

initMouseScrollEvent()

See nsIDOMMouseScrollEvent::initMouseScrollEvent().

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support Not supported 3.5 (1.9.1) Not supported Not supported Not supported
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support Not supported 1.0 (1.9.1) Not supported Not supported Not supported

See also

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