afterprint

Overview Table

Synchronous	No
Bubbles	No
Target	dom/Element
Cancelable	No
Default action	?

## Examples

This example uses the onafterprint event to return the document to its pre-print state. In this case, because the onbeforeprint event handler makes all currently hidden sections of the document visible for printing, the onafterprint event sets those sections back to hidden.

function window.onafterprint()
{
    // Walk through all the elements in the doc with CLASS="expanded"
    // and set it to "collapsed" if expanded just for
    // printing.
   var coll = document.all.tags("DIV");
   if (coll!=null)
   {
      for (i=0; i<coll.length; i++)
         if ((coll[i].className == "expanded") &&
             (coll[i].bExpandedForPrinting))
         {
           coll[i].className = "collapsed";
           coll[i].bExpandedForPrinting = false;
         }
   }
}
function window.onbeforeprint()
{
    // Walk through all the elements in the doc with CLASS="collapsed"
    // and set it to "expanded" just for printing.
   var coll = document.all.tags("DIV");
   if (coll!=null)
   {
      for (i=0; i<coll.length; i++)
         if (coll[i].className == "collapsed")
         {
           coll[i].className = "expanded";

        // After printing, make sure to set
        // CLASS="collapsed" only for those that were
        // expanded just for printing.
           coll[i].bExpandedForPrinting = true;
         }
         else if (coll[i].className == "expanded")
            coll[i].bExpandedForPrinting = false;
   }
}

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Notes

Remarks

This event is usually used with the onbeforeprint event. Use the onbeforeprint event to make changes to the document just before it prints or previews for printing. Use the onafterprint event to undo those changes, reverting the document back to its pre-print or pre-preview state.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

Choose Print or Print Preview from the File menu.
Press CTRL+P.
Right-click anywhere on a document, and choose Print.
Right-click a link on a document, and choose Print.
From Windows Explorer, select an .htm file, and then choose Print from the File menu.
From Windows Explorer, right-click an .htm file, and then choose Print.

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

HTMLAnchorEvents2
HTMLAreaEvents2
HTMLButtonElementEvents2
HTMLControlElementEvents2
HTMLDocumentEvents2
HTMLElementEvents2
HTMLFormElementEvents2
HTMLImgEvents2
HTMLFrameSiteEvents2
HTMLInputFileElementEvents2
HTMLInputImageEvents2
HTMLInputTextElementEvents2
HTMLLabelEvents2
HTMLLinkElementEvents2
HTMLMapEvents2
HTMLMarqueeElementEvents2
HTMLObjectElementEvents2
HTMLOptionButtonElementEvents2
HTMLScriptEvents2
HTMLSelectElementEvents2
HTMLStyleElementEvents2
HTMLTableEvents2
HTMLTextContainerEvents2
HTMLWindowEvents2

Syntax

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Event handler parameters

pEvtObj [in]: Type: ****IHTMLEventObj****

Attributions

Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]