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jQuery event.type Property

❮ jQuery Event Methods

Example

Return which event type was triggered:

$("p").on("click dblclick mouseover mouseout", function(event){
  $("div").html("Event: " + event.type);
});
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Definition and Usage

The event.type property returns which event type was triggered.


Syntax

event.type

Parameter Description
event Required. The event parameter comes from the event binding function

❮ jQuery Event Methods