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jQuery event.type Property

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The jQuery event.type is an inbuilt property which is used to return which event type is started. 

Syntax:

event.type

Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property not a function. 

Example 1: This example shows the working of event.type property.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
    </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.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    </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">Geeksforgeeks</div>
    </center>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

 


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Last Updated : 18 Nov, 2022
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