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BackButton.addEventListener method

Registers an event handler for the specified event.

Syntax

backButton.addEventListener(type, listener, useCapture);

Parameters

  • type
    Type: String

    The event type (name) to register.

  • listener
    Type: Function

    The event handler function to associate with the event.

  • useCapture
    Type: Boolean

    Set to true to register the event handler for the capturing phase; otherwise, set to false to register the event handler for the bubbling phase. For more information, see Event capture and event bubbling with DOM events.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

Setting event handlers declaratively (in HTML)

To set an event handler declaratively, it must be accessible to the global scope, and you must also call WinJS.Utilities.markSupportedForProcessing or WinJS.UI.eventHandler on the handler. You can make the handler accessible to the global scope by using WinJS.Namespace.define. For more information, see How to set event handlers declaratively.

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version

WinJS 2.0

Namespace

WinJS.UI

See also

BackButton

AppBar

AppBarCommand

AppBarIcon

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