HTMLDialogElement: close event
The close
event is fired on an HTMLDialogElement
object when the <dialog>
it represents has been closed.
This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("close", (event) => {});
onclose = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
Live example
HTML
html
<dialog class="example-dialog">
<form method="dialog">
<button>Close via method="dialog"</button>
</form>
<button class="close">Close via .close() method</button>
<p>Or hit the <kbd>Esc</kbd> key</p>
</dialog>
<button class="open-dialog">Open dialog</button>
<div class="result"></div>
JavaScript
js
const result = document.querySelector(".result");
const dialog = document.querySelector(".example-dialog");
dialog.addEventListener("close", (event) => {
result.textContent = "dialog was closed";
});
const openDialog = document.querySelector(".open-dialog");
openDialog.addEventListener("click", () => {
dialog.showModal();
result.textContent = "";
});
const closeButton = document.querySelector(".close");
closeButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
dialog.close();
});
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-close |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- HTML
<dialog>
element