Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onchange

The onchange property of the GlobalEventHandlers mixin is an EventHandler for processing change events.

change events fire when the user commits a value change to a form control. This may be done, for example, by clicking outside of the control or by using the Tab key to switch to a different control.

Note: Unlike oninput, the onchange event handler is not necessarily called for each alteration to an element's value.

Syntax

target.onchange = functionRef;

functionRef is a function name or a function expression. The function receives an Event object as its sole argument.

Example

This example logs the number of characters in an <input> element, every time you modify its contents and then change focus away from it.

HTML

<input type="text" placeholder="Type something here, then click outside of the field." size="50">
<p id="log"></p>

JavaScript

let input = document.querySelector('input');
let log = document.getElementById('log');

input.onchange = handleChange;

function handleChange(e) {
  log.textContent = `The field's value is
      ${e.target.value.length} character(s) long.`;
}

Result

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'onchange' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`onchange`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 9	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support