1. Home

onbeforeprint Event

Execute a JavaScript when a page is about to be printed

Definition and Usage

The onbeforeprint event occurs when a page is about to be printed (before the print dialogue box appears).

Tip: The onbeforeprint event is the opposite of the onafterprint event.

Browser Support

Event
onbeforeprint 63 Yes Yes Not supported Not supported

Syntax

In HTML:

<element onbeforeprint="myScript">

In JavaScript:

object.onbeforeprint = function(){myScript};

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("beforeprint", myScript);
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.

Technical Details

Bubbles: No
Cancelable: No
Event type: Event
Supported HTML tags:  <body>
DOM Version: Level 3 Events

Categories

HTML CSS3 Bootstrap Foundation Sass JavaScript TypeScript JQuery AngularJS React NodeJS Highcharts PHP Python Python3 Django Linux Docker Ruby Java C C ++ Perl Servlet JSP Lua Scala Go ASP C # SQL MySQL SQLite MongoDB Redis Android Swift ionic Kotlin XML tutorial

Contact US