The HTML returnValue event property returns and modify whether the current event is cancelled or not.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
1. Returning returnValue
event.returnValue
2. Adding returnValue
event.returnValue=”true | false”
Let us see an example of HTML returnValue event property−
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { color: #000; height: 100vh; background-color: #FBAB7E; background-image: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%); text-align: center; } input { width: 200px; height: 2rem; } .msg { font-size: 1.5rem; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>HTML returnValue Event Property Demo</h1> <input type="text" placeholder="Enter your name" onfocus="show(event)"> <p class="msg"></p> <script> function show(event) { document.querySelector('.msg').innerHTML = 'Is onfocus event is active on above input field? ' + event.returnValue; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
Now try to enter value in the input field to make it focus so as to display the value of returnValue event property.