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Event description property.

Description

The event.type Event object property, contains the value of the description of the event.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return

A String object.

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Contains the value of the description of the event.

When we click the button below the first time a message is output displaying the description of the event type.

$(function(){
  $('#btn8').one('click', function(event) {
     $('#div6').append('Event type is: ' + event.type);
  });
});

Related Tutorials

jQuery Advanced Tutorials - Lesson 5 - The Event Object

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