type

Summary

Gets the name of an event.

Property of dom/Eventdom/Event

Syntax

Note: This property is read-only.

var eventType = event.type;

Return Value

Returns an object of type StringString

The name of the event.

Notes

The type property of the event depends on the event. This property can be a standard event type, or it can be a custom user-defined event that you created by using the createEvent and initEvent methods.

Related specifications

DOM Level 3 Events

Working Draft

See also

Related pages

• SVGZoomEventSVGZoomEvent
• BeforeUnloadEventBeforeUnloadEvent
• CompositionEventCompositionEvent
• CustomEventCustomEvent
• DragEventDragEvent
• EventEvent
• FocusEventFocusEvent
• KeyboardEventKeyboardEvent
• MessageEventMessageEvent
• MouseEventMouseEvent
• MutationEventMutationEvent
• StorageEventStorageEvent
• TextEventTextEvent
• UIEventUIEvent

Attributions

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