type property
Sets or retrieves the event name from the event object. For the later standards based property, see type.
Syntax
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Property values
Type: String
the event name.
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
Remarks
The property is read-only in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, and read/write in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and later.
Events are returned without the "on" prefix. For example, the onclick event is returned as "click".
See also
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