The jQuery event.type is an inbuilt property that is used to return which event type is started.
Syntax:
event.typeParameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property, not a function.
Example 1: This example shows the working of an event.type property.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this property -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#div1").on("click dblclick mouseover mouseout",
function (event) {
$(".div2").html("Event: " + event.type);
});
});
</script>
<style>
#div1 {
width: 230px;
height: 100;
display: block;
padding: 25px;
border: 2px solid green;
font-size: 20px;
}
.div2 {
width: 170px;
margin: 10px;
height: 50px;
padding: 10px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- move mouse over this box -->
<div id="div1">
Do any event in this box !!
</div>
<!-- events are being shown in this box -->
<div class="div2"></div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: In this example, a pop-up will show which event type is started.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this property -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#div1").on("click dblclick mouseover mouseout",
function (event) {
alert("Event: " + event.type);
});
});
</script>
<style>
#div1 {
width: 300px;
height: 100px;
display: block;
padding: 25px;
border: 2px solid green;
font-size: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<!-- move mouse over this box -->
<div id="div1">
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</div>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
