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BackButton.dispatchEvent method

Raises an event of the specified type and with additional properties.
Syntax
var boolean = backButton.dispatchEvent(type, eventProperties);
Parameters
- type
-
Type: string
The type (name) of the event.
- eventProperties
-
Type: object
The set of additional properties to be attached to the event object when the event is raised.
Return value
Type: Boolean
true if preventDefault was called on the event, otherwise false.
Requirements
|
Minimum WinJS version |
WinJS 2.0 |
|---|---|
|
Namespace |
WinJS.UI |
See also
- BackButton
- AppBar
- AppBarCommand
- AppBarIcon
- NavBar
- Your first app - Part 3: PageControl objects and navigation
- Navigating between pages (HTML)
- Adding app bars
- Adding nav bars
- HTML AppBar control sample
- HTML NavBar control sample
- Navigation and navigation history sample
- Designers
- Command patterns
- Navigation patterns
- Guidelines for app bars
- Bottom app bar
- Top app bar
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