HTML Tutorials: onLoad

Attribute for <BODY ...>
onLoad = "script command(s)"

Usage Recommendation
use it, but don't rely on it

Usage Recommendation

use it, but don't rely on it

We've found out that many people are come to this page looking for a variety of techniques. Some of these techniques properly use onLoad, others don't. Here are some of the objectives, and some links to point you in the right direction. After that we'll describe how onLoad works.

Redirecting the Page

If you want the page to automatically forward somewhere else, use <META ...>. See META for Automatic Refreshing and Forwarding.

Popup Window

onLoad cannot be used to control the size or features of the browser window, such as whether or not the window has a status bar or menus. You can control these features when opening new windows. See the Popup Window Tutorial for ready-to-use scripts and examples.

Running Two Commands When The Document is Loaded

See Running Two (or more) Commands With onLoad

Making the Cursor Appear in a Form Field

See Automatically Putting the Cursor in a Field

onLoad

<BODY ...>

this code	produces this
<BODY onLoad="alert('hello world!')">	this page

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Attribute for <BODY ...> onLoad = "script command(s)"

Attribute for `<BODY ...>`
`onLoad = "script command(s)"`