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title: Onload Event
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## Onload Event
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The `onload` event is used to execute a JavaScript function immediately after a page has been loaded.
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### Example:
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```javascript
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<body onload="myFunction()">
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<script>
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  function myFunction() {
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    alert('Page finished loading');
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  }
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</script>
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```
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In the above example, as soon as the web page has loaded, the `myFunction` function will be called, showing the `Page finished loading` alert to the user.
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the `onload` event is most often used within the `<body>` element to execute the script. If it is attached to the `<body>`, the script will run once the web page has completely loaded all content (images, script files, CSS files, etc.).
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#### More Information:
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<a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onload' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>MDN</a>
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#### Other Resources
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<a href='https://api.jquery.com/on/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>jQuery .on() Event Handler Attachment</a>
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<a href='https://stackoverflow.com/questions/588040/window-onload-vs-document-onload' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Stack Overflow: window.onload vs. document.onload</a>
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