HTML onpageshow Attribute
Definition and Usage
The onpageshow event occurs when a user navigates to a webpage.
The onpageshow event is similar to the onload event, except that it occurs after the onload event when the page first loads. Also, the onpageshow event occurs every time the page is loaded, whereas the onload event does not occur when the page is loaded from the cache.
Applies to
The onpageshow attribute is part of the Event Attributes, and can be used on the following element:
| Elements | Event |
|---|---|
| <body> | onpageshow |
Example
Execute a JavaScript when a user navigates to a webpage:
<body onpageshow="myFunction()">
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Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onpageshow | Yes | 11.0 | Yes | 5.0 | Yes |
