onbeforeprint Event
Example
Call a function when a page is about to be printed:
<body onbeforeprint="myFunction()">
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Description
The onbeforeprint event occurs when a page is about to be printed.
The onbeforeprint event occurs before the print dialogue box opens.
Note
The browser fires onafterprint and
onbeforeprint so that notes, explanations and comments can be added
to the printing process.
See Also:
Syntax
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("beforeprint", myScript);
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Technical Details
| Bubbles: | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable: | No |
| Event type: | Event |
| HTML tags: | <body> |
| DOM Version: | Level 3 Events |
Browser Support
onbeforeprint is a DOM Level 3 (2004) feature.
It is fully supported in all modern browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
