onafterprint Event

Example

Call a function when a page starts printing:

<body onafterprint="myFunction()">
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Description

The onafterprint event occurs when a page starts printing.

The onafterprint event occurs when after the print dialogue box is closed.

Note

The browser fires onafterprint and onbeforeprint so that notes, explanations and comments can be added to the printing process.

See Also:

The onbeforeprint Event


Syntax

In HTML:

<element onafterprint="myScript">
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In JavaScript:

object.onafterprint = function(){myScript};
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In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("afterprint", myScript);
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Technical Details

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

Browser Support

onafterprint is a DOM Level 3 (2004) feature.

It is fully supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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