DOM:event.type
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[edit] Summary
Returns the name of the event (case-insensitive).
[edit] Syntax
string = event.type
[edit] Example
<html>
<head>
<title>type example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var currEvent = null;
function getEvtType(evt) {
currEvent = evt.type;
document.getElementById("Etype").firstChild.nodeValue = currEvent;
}
</script>
</head>
<body
onkeydown="getEvtType(event)"
onkeyup="getEvtType(event)"
onmousedown="getEvtType(event)"
onmouseup="getEvtType(event)">
<p>Press any key or click the mouse to get the event type.</p>
<p>Event type: <span id="Etype">-</span></p>
</body>
</html>
[edit] Notes
The type must be an XML name..