Type event attribute

DOM events Event object

Definition and usage

Type event attribute returns the type of the triggered event.

Instance

Return triggeredEvent type:

var x = event.type;

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Syntax

event.type

Technical details

Return value: A string value representing the type of the event.
DOM version: DOM Level 2 Events

Browser support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this property.

Properties Chrome IE Firefox Safari Opera
type Support 9.0 Support Support Support
DOM events Event object