enter event

Description

Initiates when a field or subform gains keyboard focus, whether caused by a form filler action (tabbing into a field or clicking in it) or by a script programmatically setting the focus.

Type

Interactive event

Support

Client application

Availability

Acrobat and Adobe Reader

yes

HTML browser

yes

Version

XFA 2.1

Example

You can use this event to provide help text or other messages to a form filler while entering the current field or subform. For example, if a field requires a value in a specific format, or if filling a field requires special instructions, you can use this event to provide a message to the form filler indicating the special needs.

For a detailed example of using the enter event, see Highlighting fields in response to form filler interaction.

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