cancel

The cancel event is fired at a <dialog> when the user instructs the browser that they wish to dismiss the current open dialog. For example, the browser might fire this event when the user presses the Esc key or clicks a "Close dialog" button which is part of the browser's UI.

General info

Specification

HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'cancel' in that specification.

Interface

Event

Bubbles

No

Cancelable

Yes

Target

Element

Default Action

Close the <dialog> which it was fired at

Properties

Being an Event, this event implements only the properties of this interface.

Methods

Being an Event, this event implements only the methods of this interface.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• close
• <dialog>