type property

Gets the name of an event.

Syntax

Property values

Type: String

The name of the event, such as click or mouseover.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 4.1

Remarks

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.

The type property is similar to type in Windows Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.

See also

BeforeUnloadEvent

CompositionEvent

CustomEvent

DragEvent

Event

FocusEvent

KeyboardEvent

MessageEvent

MouseEvent

MouseWheelEvent

MSSiteModeEvent

MutationEvent

StorageEvent

SVGZoomEvent

TextEvent

UIEvent

initEvent