Properties

This section describes event related properties, including those described in Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events.

In this section

Topic	Description
absolute	Returns true if absolute values for the alpha, beta, and gamma device orientation properties are provided, and false otherwise.
acceleration	Returns a DeviceAcceleration object representing the acceleration (in m/s²) of the host device in motion along the X, Y, and Z axes.
accelerationIncludingGravity	Returns a DeviceAcceleration object representing the acceleration (in m/s²), including the effect of gravity, of the host device in motion along the X, Y, and Z axes.
actionURL	Gets the URL of a Jump List item that is removed. This property is not supported for Windows Store apps using JavaScript.
alpha	The amount of rotation (in the range of [0, 360)) around the Z axis, where Z is perpendicular to the screen, and positive out of the screen.
altKey	Gets a value that indicates whether the Alt key is pressed.
animationName	The name of a keyframe rule that defines the style rules applied by the animation.
attrChange	Gets a value that indicates what type of change occurred.
attributeName	Returns the name of the ARIA property being requested.
attributeValue	Represents the value of the named ARIA property being requested.
attrName	Gets the name of the attribute that changed.
beta	The amount of rotation (in the range of [-180, 180)) around the X axis, where X is in the plane of the screen, and positive towards the right hand side of the screen.
bubbles	Gets a value that indicates whether an event propagates up from the event target.
button	Indicates which pointer device button has changed.
buttonID	Gets the Thumbnail Toolbar button ID that is clicked. This property is not supported for Windows Store apps using JavaScript.
buttons	Indicates which pointer device buttons are being pressed, expressed as a bitmask.
cancelable	Gets a value that indicates whether you can cancel an event's default action.
cancelBubble	Sets or retrieves whether the current event should bubble up the hierarchy of event handlers.
char	Gets a character for a key that is pressed, if available.
charCode	Gets the numeric key code of a key that is pressed.
clientX	Gets the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper-left corner of the viewport (that is, the application's client area).
clientY	Gets the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper-left corner of the viewport (that is, the application's client area).
code	The connection close-code provided by the server.
colno	Represents the offset into a line where the error occurred in the script.
commandName	Provides the name of the associated CommandEvent taking place.
contentOverflow	Retrieves a value that indicates whether the document contains additional content after processing the current LayoutRect object.
ctrlKey	Gets a value that indicates whether the Ctrl key is pressed.
currentPoint	Gets a PointerPoint object that provides basic info on the pointer associated with the event.
currentState	Returns the current state of a manipulation event.
currentTarget	Gets the event target that is currently being processed.
data	Gets the data of the event.
dataFld	Sets or retrieves the data column affected by the oncellchange event.
dataTransfer	Retrieves the dataTransfer object associated with the event.
defaultPrevented	Gets a value that indicates whether the default action should be canceled.
deltaMode	Gets a value that indicates the unit of measurement for delta values.
deltaX	Gets the distance that a mouse wheel has rotated around the x-axis (horizontal).
deltaY	Gets the distance that a mouse wheel has rotated around the y-axis (vertical).
deltaZ	Gets the distance that a mouse wheel has rotated around the z-axis.
detail	Gets additional information about an event.
detail (CommandEvent)	Provides additional information about the associated CommandEvent, if available.
detail (IDOMCustomEvent)	Specifies additional information about an event.
elapsedTime (AnimationEvent)	The amount of time the animation has been running, in seconds.
elapsedTime (TransitionEvent)	The amount of time the transition has been running, in seconds.
eventPhase	Gets the event phase that is being evaluated.
expansion	Diameter of the manipulation area from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
files	Returns a FileList of the files being dragged.
fromElement	Gets the object that the mouse pointer exited.
gamma	The amount of rotation (in the range of [-90, 90)) around the Y axis, where Y is in the plane of the screen, and positive towards the top of the screen.
gestureObject	Returns the MSGesture object for an element.
hwTimestamp	Returns the time at which the pointer data was reported by the hardware, in microseconds.
height	The height (magnitude on the Y axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
inputMethod	Gets a value that describes how text is entered.
inertiaDestinationX	Represents the predicted horizontal scroll offset after the inertia phase completes.
inertiaDestinationY	Represents the predicted vertical scroll offset after the inertia phase completes.
intermediatePoints	Retrieves a collection of PointerPoint objects that represent the pointer history from the last pointer event up to and including the current pointer event. Each PointerPoint in the collection provides basic info on the pointer associated with the event.
interval	Represents the interval (in milliseconds) at which motion data is being obtained from the underlying hardware of the host device.
isPrimary	Returns whether the pointer associated with the event is the primary pointer for the current mouse, touch, or pen interaction.
isTrusted	Gets a value that indicates whether a trusted event source created an event.
items	Returns a DataTransferItemsList for data being dragged.
key	Gets the key identifier of a key that is pressed.
keyCode	Gets the numeric key code of a key that is pressed.
kind	Returns the kind of data (e.g., string or file) of the drag data item.
lastState	Returns the last state after a manipulation change event.
layerX	Gets the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the last positioned ancestor element.
layerY	Gets the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the last positioned ancestor element.
length	Returns the size of the DataTransferItemList.
lengthComputable	Specifies whether the total size of the operation is known.
lineno	Represents the line number where the an error occurred in the script.
loaded	Specifies the number of bytes downloaded since the beginning of the operation.
locale	Gets the locale name for the event.
location	Gets the location of a key on the keyboard or device.
metaKey	Gets a value that indicates whether the Meta/Control key is pressed.
msManipulationViewsEnabled	Returns whether manipulation feature support is available, such as touch panning and zooming using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rules.
maxTouchPoints	The maximum number of simultaneous touch contacts supported by the device.
movementX	Returns the difference in horizontal position (in screenX units) since the last mousemove (or pointermove) event.
movementY	Returns the difference in vertical position (in screenY units) since the last mousemove (or pointermove) event.
newURL	Retrieves the current URL of the session history entry (HashChangeEvent).
newValue	Gets the new value of the attribute or text node.
oldURL	Retrieves the previous URL of the session history entry (HashChangeEvent).
origin	Gets the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the document of origin.
persisted	Indicates if a webpage is loading from a cache.
pointerEnabled	Deprecated. Indicates if pointer events are fired for pointing input.
pointerId	The unique identifier of the contact for a touch, mouse or pen.
pointerType	Returns whether the source of the event is touch, pen or mouse.
pressure	Returns the normalized pressure of the pointer input in the range of [0,1], where 0 and 1 represent the minimum and maximum pressure the hardware is capable of detecting, respectively.
prevValue	Gets the previous value of the attribute or text node.
propertyName	Name of the CSS property associated with the transition.
reason	Server close-connection reason.
relatedNode	Gets a second node related to a mutation event.
relatedTarget	Gets the secondary element that is involved in an event.
repeat	Gets a value that indicates whether a key was pressed and held.
returnValue	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to warn the user prior to navigating away from a page.
rotation	Clockwise rotation of the cursor around its own major axis expressed as a value in radians from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
rotationRate	Returns a DeviceRotationRate object representing the rotation of the hosting device in space.
scale	Scale factor for zoom from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
screenX	Gets the x-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper-left corner of the screen.
screenY	Gets the y-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper-left corner of the screen.
shiftKey	Gets a value that indicates whether the Shift key is pressed.
source	Gets the window object that sent the message.
srcElement	Gets the element that the event was originally dispatched to. Compare to target.
state	Returns the information that was provided to pushState or replaceState.
target	Gets the element that is the target of the event.
target (MSGesture)	Get or set the element that you want to fire MSGestureEvents.
tiltX	Returns the angle between the Y-Z plane and the plane containing the pen axis and the Y axis in the range of -90 to +90. A positive X tilt is to the right.
tiltY	Returns the angle between the X-Z and transducer-X planes. A positive Y tilt is toward the user.
timeStamp	Gets the time, in milliseconds, when an event occurred.
toElement	Gets the object that the mouse pointer entered.
total	Specifies the total number of bytes to be transferred during the operation, if known.
translationX	Translation along x-axis from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
translationY	Translation along y-axis from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
type	Gets the name of an event.
types	Returns a string list of formats that were sent in the ondragstart event.
velocityAngular	Angular velocity in radians.
velocityExpansion	Velocity of expanding manipulation area.
velocityX	Velocity of movement along x-axis.
velocityY	Velocity of movement along y-axis.
view	Gets the window object that an event is generated from.
wasClean	Indicates whether the server connection closed cleanly.
wheelDelta	Gets the distance that a mouse wheel has rotated around the y-axis.
which	Gets the numeric code of a key that is pressed.
width	The width (magnitude on the X axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
x	Describes the acceleration (in m/s²) of the host device in motion along the X, axis.
y	Describes the acceleration (in m/s²) of the host device in motion along the Y, axis.
z	Describes the acceleration (in m/s²) of the host device in motion along the Z, axis.