event

Event Object

Constants

Constant	Description	DOM
CAPTURING_PHASE	The current event phase is the capture phase (3)	1
AT_TARGET	The current event is in the target phase, i.e. it is being evaluated at the event target (1)	2
BUBBLING_PHASE	The current event phase is the bubbling phase (2)	3

Properties

Property	Description	DOM
bubbles	Returns whether or not an event is a bubbling event	2
cancelable	Returns whether or not an event can have its default action prevented	2
currentTarget	Returns the element whose event listeners triggered the event	2
eventPhase	Returns which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated	2
target	Returns the element that triggered the event	2
timeStamp	Returns the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at which the event was created	2
type	Returns the name of the event	2

Methods

Method	Description	DOM
initEvent()	Specifies the event type, whether or not the event can bubble, whether or not the event's default action can be prevented	2
preventDefault()	To cancel the event if it is cancelable, meaning that any default action normally taken by the implementation as a result of the event will not occur	2
stopPropagation()	To prevent further propagation of an event during event flow	2

EventTarget Object

Methods

Method	Description	DOM
addEventListener()	Allows the registration of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = attachEvent())	2
dispatchEvent()	Allows to send the event to the subscribed event listeners (IE8 = fireEvent())	2
removeEventListener()	Allows the removal of event listeners on the event target (IE8 = detachEvent())	2

EventListener Object

Methods

Method	Description	DOM
handleEvent()	Called whenever an event occurs of the event type for which the EventListener interface was registered	2

DocumentEvent Object

Methods

Method	Description	DOM
createEvent()		2

MouseEvent/KeyboardEvent Object

Properties

Property	Description	DOM
altKey	Returns whether or not the "ALT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
button	Returns which mouse button was clicked when an event was triggered	2
clientX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
clientY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the current window, when an event was triggered	2
ctrlKey	Returns whether or not the "CTRL" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
keyIdentifier	Returns the identifier of a key	3
keyLocation	Returns the location of the key on the advice	3
metaKey	Returns whether or not the "meta" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2
relatedTarget	Returns the element related to the element that triggered the event	2
screenX	Returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
screenY	Returns the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when an event was triggered	2
shiftKey	Returns whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when an event was triggered	2

Methods

Method	Description	W3C
initMouseEvent()	Initializes the value of a MouseEvent object	2
initKeyboardEvent()	Initializes the value of a KeyboardEvent object	3