This section is normative for purposes of defining the integration of XML Handlers into XHTML 2. The semantics of XML Handlers itself is normatively defined in [XMLEVENTS].
The XML Handlers Module defines elements that are used to contain information pertaining to event handler implementations, usually defined in a scripting language. This section defines the content model of the XML Handlers module in XHTML 2. As permitted by [XMLEVENTS], these elements are incorporated into the XHTML namespace.
Elements and attributes included in this module are:
| Element | Attributes | Content Model |
|---|---|---|
| action |
Common, event* (QNames), eventTarget (IDREFS), declare ("declare"), if ( ConditionalExpression),while ( ConditionalExpression)
|
( action | dispatchEvent | addEventListener | removeEventListener | script | stopPropagation | preventDefault )+ |
| dispatchEvent |
Common, eventType* (QName), targetid (IDREFS), bubbles ("bubbles"), cancelable ("cancelable") |
EMPTY |
| addEventListener |
Common, event* (QName), handler* (IDREF), phase ("bubble" | "capture" | "default"* | "target") |
EMPTY |
| removeEventListener |
Common, event* (QName), handler* (IDREF), phase ("bubble" | "capture" | "default"* | "target") |
EMPTY |
| stopPropagation |
Common, event* (QName) |
EMPTY |
| preventDefault |
Common, event* (QName) |
EMPTY |
Implementations: RelaxNG, XML Schema