Value
A string containing the type of Event.
Example
This example logs the event type whenever you press a keyboard key or click a mouse button.
HTML
html
<p>Press any key or click the mouse to get the event type.</p>
<p id="log"></p>
JavaScript
js
function getEventType(event) {
const log = document.getElementById("log");
log.innerText = `${event.type}\n${log.innerText}`;
}
// Keyboard events
document.addEventListener("keydown", getEventType); // first
document.addEventListener("keypress", getEventType); // second
document.addEventListener("keyup", getEventType); // third
// Mouse events
document.addEventListener("mousedown", getEventType); // first
document.addEventListener("mouseup", getEventType); // second
document.addEventListener("click", getEventType); // third
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM # ref-for-dom-event-type④ |