The Event.type read-only property returns a string containing the type of event. It is set when the event is constructed and is the name commonly used to refer to the specific event.
The event argument of EventTarget.addEventListener() and EventTarget.removeEventListener() is case insensitive.
For a list of available event types, see the event reference
event.type
var string = event.type;
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Event.type Example</title>
<script>
var currEvent = null;
function getEvtType(evt) {
console.log("//Start------------getEvtType(evt)------------ ");
currEvent = evt.type;
console.log(currEvent);
//document.getElementById("Etype").firstChild.nodeValue = currEvent;
document.getElementById("Etype").innerHTML = currEvent;
console.log("//End--------------getEvtType(evt)------------ ");
}
//Keyboard events
document.addEventListener("keypress", getEvtType, false); //[second]
document.addEventListener("keydown", getEvtType, false); //first
document.addEventListener("keyup", getEvtType, false); //third
//Mouse events
document.addEventListener("click", getEvtType, false); // third
document.addEventListener("mousedown", getEvtType, false); //first
document.addEventListener("mouseup", getEvtType, false); //second
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Press any key or click the mouse to get the event type.</p>
<p>Event type: <span id="Etype" style="color:red">-</span></p>
</body>
</html> | Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'Event.type' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
| DOM4 The definition of 'Event.type' in that specification. | Working Draft | |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification The definition of 'Event.type' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
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