The type event property in HTML DOM is used to return the type of the triggered event. It returns a string that represents the type of the event. The events can be keyboard events or mouse events.
Syntax:
event.type
Return Value: It returns a string that represents the type of event.
Example: In this example, we will use DOM type Event Property
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML DOM type Event Property
</title>
</head>
<body onmousedown="event_name(event)"
onmouseup="event_name(event)"
onkeydown="event_name(event)"
onkeyup="event_name(event)">
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>DOM type Event Property</h2>
<p>
press any key or click the mouse
to get event name.
</p>
<p>Triggered Event: <span id="GFG"></span></p>
<script>
function event_name(event) {
let e = event.type;
document.getElementById("GFG").innerHTML = e;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by DOM type event property are listed below:
- Opera
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
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