HTMLFormElement: reset event
The reset
event fires when a <form>
is reset.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("reset", (event) => {});
onreset = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
This example uses EventTarget.addEventListener()
to listen for form resets, and logs the current Event.timeStamp
whenever that occurs.
HTML
html
<form id="form">
<label>Test field: <input type="text" /></label>
<br /><br />
<button type="reset">Reset form</button>
</form>
<p id="log"></p>
JavaScript
js
function logReset(event) {
log.textContent = `Form reset! Timestamp: ${event.timeStamp}`;
}
const form = document.getElementById("form");
const log = document.getElementById("log");
form.addEventListener("reset", logReset);
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-reset |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- HTML
<form>
element