onfinish Event

Fires when marquee looping is complete.

Syntax

Inline HTML <MARQUEE onfinish = "handler" ... > All platforms
Event property MARQUEE.onfinish = handler JScript only
MARQUEE.onfinish = GetRef("handler") Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.0 or later only
Named script <SCRIPT FOR = MARQUEE EVENT = onfinish> Internet Explorer only

Event Information

Bubbles No
Cancels Yes
To invoke Specify a value for the LOOP attribute of the marquee object.
Default action Marquee ceases to loop.

Event Object Properties

Although event handlers in the DHTML Object Model do not receive parameters directly, a handler can query an event object for data.
Available Properties
altKey Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the ALT key.
altLeft Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the state of the left ALT key.
clientX Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars.
clientY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the client area of the window, excluding window decorations and scroll bars.
ctrlLeft Sets or retrieves the state of the left CTRL key.
offsetX Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event.
offsetY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the object firing the event.
returnValue Sets or retrieves the return value from the event.
screenX Retrieves the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen.
screenY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer's position relative to the user's screen.
shiftLeft Retrieves the state of the left SHIFT key.
srcElement Sets or retrieves the object that fired the event.
type Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object.
x Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.
y Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.

Remarks

A value greater than 1 and less than infinity must be set on the LOOP attribute for this event to fire.

Example

The example uses the srcElement property of the event object to determine which marquee has fired the onfinish event.
<BODY>
<LABEL>mqLooper1</LABEL>
<MARQUEE ID=mqLooper1 LOOP=2
onfinish="alert(event.srcElement.id + ' finished looping.')">
this marquee loops twice
</MARQUEE>
<HR>
<LABEL>mqLooper2</LABEL>
<MARQUEE ID=mqLooper2 LOOP=5
onfinish="alert(event.srcElement.id + ' finished looping.')">
this marquee loops five times
</MARQUEE>
</BODY>
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this event.

Applies To

MARQUEE