- Category: Event Object
- jQuery.Event Constructor
- Common Event Properties
- Other Properties
- event.currentTarget
- event.data
- event.delegateTarget
- event.isDefaultPrevented()
- event.isImmediatePropagationStopped()
- event.isPropagationStopped()
- event.metaKey
- event.namespace
- event.pageX
- event.pageY
- event.preventDefault()
- event.relatedTarget
- event.result
- event.stopImmediatePropagation()
- event.stopPropagation()
- event.target
- event.timeStamp
- event.type
- event.which
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- Category: Event Object
- jQuery.Event Constructor
- Common Event Properties
- Other Properties
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- event.delegateTarget
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- event.isImmediatePropagationStopped()
- event.isPropagationStopped()
- event.metaKey
- event.namespace
- event.pageX
- event.pageY
- event.preventDefault()
- event.relatedTarget
- event.result
- event.stopImmediatePropagation()
- event.stopPropagation()
- event.target
- event.timeStamp
- event.type
- event.which
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Category: Event Object
jQuery’s event system normalizes the event object according to W3C standards. The event object is guaranteed to be passed to the event handler. Most properties from the original event are copied over and normalized to the new event object.
jQuery.Event Constructor
The jQuery.Event constructor is exposed and can be used when calling trigger. The new operator is optional.
Check trigger’s documentation to see how to combine it with your own event object.
//Create a new jQuery.Event object without the "new" operator.
var e = jQuery.Event( "click" );
// trigger an artificial click event
jQuery( "body" ).trigger( e );
As of jQuery 1.6, you can also pass an object to jQuery.Event() and its properties will be set on the newly created Event object.
// Create a new jQuery.Event object with specified event properties.
var e = jQuery.Event( "keydown", < keyCode: 64 > );
// trigger an artificial keydown event with keyCode 64
jQuery( "body" ).trigger( e );
Common Event Properties
jQuery normalizes the following properties for cross-browser consistency:
The following properties are also copied to the event object, though some of their values may be undefined depending on the event:
altKey, bubbles, button, buttons, cancelable, char, charCode, clientX, clientY, ctrlKey, currentTarget, data, detail, eventPhase, key, keyCode, metaKey, offsetX, offsetY, originalTarget, pageX, pageY, relatedTarget, screenX, screenY, shiftKey, target, toElement, view, which
Other Properties
To access event properties not listed above, use the event.originalEvent object:
// Access the `dataTransfer` property from the `drop` event which
// holds the files dropped into the browser window.
var files = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.files;
event.currentTarget
The current DOM element within the event bubbling phase.
event.data
An optional object of data passed to an event method when the current executing handler is bound.
event.delegateTarget
The element where the currently-called jQuery event handler was attached.
event.isDefaultPrevented()
Returns whether event.preventDefault() was ever called on this event object.
event.isImmediatePropagationStopped()
Returns whether event.stopImmediatePropagation() was ever called on this event object.
event.isPropagationStopped()
Returns whether event.stopPropagation() was ever called on this event object.
event.metaKey
Indicates whether the META key was pressed when the event fired.
event.namespace
The namespace specified when the event was triggered.
event.pageX
The mouse position relative to the left edge of the document.
event.pageY
The mouse position relative to the top edge of the document.
event.preventDefault()
If this method is called, the default action of the event will not be triggered.
event.relatedTarget
The other DOM element involved in the event, if any.
event.result
The last value returned by an event handler that was triggered by this event, unless the value was undefined.
event.stopImmediatePropagation()
Keeps the rest of the handlers from being executed and prevents the event from bubbling up the DOM tree.
event.stopPropagation()
Prevents the event from bubbling up the DOM tree, preventing any parent handlers from being notified of the event.
event.target
The DOM element that initiated the event.
event.timeStamp
The difference in milliseconds between the time the browser created the event and January 1, 1970.
event.type
Describes the nature of the event.
event.which
For key or mouse events, this property indicates the specific key or button that was pressed.
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Category: Event Object
jQuery’s event system normalizes the event object according to W3C standards. The event object is guaranteed to be passed to the event handler. Most properties from the original event are copied over and normalized to the new event object.
jQuery.Event Constructor
The jQuery.Event constructor is exposed and can be used when calling trigger. The new operator is optional.
Check trigger’s documentation to see how to combine it with your own event object.
//Create a new jQuery.Event object without the "new" operator.
var e = jQuery.Event( "click" );
// trigger an artificial click event
jQuery( "body" ).trigger( e );
As of jQuery 1.6, you can also pass an object to jQuery.Event() and its properties will be set on the newly created Event object.
// Create a new jQuery.Event object with specified event properties.
var e = jQuery.Event( "keydown", < keyCode: 64 > );
// trigger an artificial keydown event with keyCode 64
jQuery( "body" ).trigger( e );
Common Event Properties
jQuery normalizes the following properties for cross-browser consistency:
The following properties are also copied to the event object, though some of their values may be undefined depending on the event:
altKey, bubbles, button, buttons, cancelable, char, charCode, clientX, clientY, ctrlKey, currentTarget, data, detail, eventPhase, key, keyCode, metaKey, offsetX, offsetY, originalTarget, pageX, pageY, relatedTarget, screenX, screenY, shiftKey, target, toElement, view, which
Other Properties
To access event properties not listed above, use the event.originalEvent object:
// Access the `dataTransfer` property from the `drop` event which
// holds the files dropped into the browser window.
var files = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.files;
event.currentTarget
The current DOM element within the event bubbling phase.
event.data
An optional object of data passed to an event method when the current executing handler is bound.
event.delegateTarget
The element where the currently-called jQuery event handler was attached.
event.isDefaultPrevented()
Returns whether event.preventDefault() was ever called on this event object.
event.isImmediatePropagationStopped()
Returns whether event.stopImmediatePropagation() was ever called on this event object.
event.isPropagationStopped()
Returns whether event.stopPropagation() was ever called on this event object.
event.metaKey
Indicates whether the META key was pressed when the event fired.
event.namespace
The namespace specified when the event was triggered.
event.pageX
The mouse position relative to the left edge of the document.
event.pageY
The mouse position relative to the top edge of the document.
event.preventDefault()
If this method is called, the default action of the event will not be triggered.
event.relatedTarget
The other DOM element involved in the event, if any.
event.result
The last value returned by an event handler that was triggered by this event, unless the value was undefined.
event.stopImmediatePropagation()
Keeps the rest of the handlers from being executed and prevents the event from bubbling up the DOM tree.
event.stopPropagation()
Prevents the event from bubbling up the DOM tree, preventing any parent handlers from being notified of the event.
event.target
The DOM element that initiated the event.
event.timeStamp
The difference in milliseconds between the time the browser created the event and January 1, 1970.
event.type
Describes the nature of the event.
event.which
For key or mouse events, this property indicates the specific key or button that was pressed.
- Ajax
- Global Ajax Event Handlers
- Helper Functions
- Low-Level Interface
- Shorthand Methods
- Deprecated 1.3
- Deprecated 1.7
- Deprecated 1.8
- Deprecated 1.9
- Deprecated 1.10
- Deprecated 3.0
- Deprecated 3.2
- Deprecated 3.3
- Deprecated 3.4
- Deprecated 3.5
- Basics
- Custom
- Fading
- Sliding
- Browser Events
- Document Loading
- Event Handler Attachment
- Event Object
- Form Events
- Keyboard Events
- Mouse Events
- Class Attribute
- Copying
- DOM Insertion, Around
- DOM Insertion, Inside
- DOM Insertion, Outside
- DOM Removal
- DOM Replacement
- General Attributes
- Style Properties
- Collection Manipulation
- Data Storage
- DOM Element Methods
- Setup Methods
- Properties of jQuery Object Instances
- Properties of the Global jQuery Object
- Attribute
- Basic
- Basic Filter
- Child Filter
- Content Filter
- Form
- Hierarchy
- jQuery Extensions
- Visibility Filter
- Filtering
- Miscellaneous Traversing
- Tree Traversal
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