Property	Description	Possible Values
altKey	A Boolean that indicates whether the Alt key was pressed when triggering the event.	A Boolean
bubbles	A Boolean that determines whether the event did continue to bubble up the hierarchy or not.	A Boolean
button	The mouse button that triggered the event.	A string: "left", "right", or "middle"
cancelable	A Boolean that determines whether the event is cancelable or not. Some events are not cancelable.	A Boolean
cancelBubble	A Boolean that determines whether the event should continue to bubble up the hierarchy.	A Boolean
ctrlKey	A Boolean that indicates whether the Ctrl key was pressed when triggering the event.	A Boolean
currentTarget	The object where the event currently is. Its event listener intercepted the event.	An object
eventPhase	The current phase of the event.	0 (capture), 1 (the event just hit the target object), or 3 (bubbling).
keyCode	The ASCII value of the key that triggered the event.	An ASCII value
shiftKey	A Boolean that indicates whether the Shift key was pressed when triggering the event.	A Boolean
target	The event's target object. The object at which the event will turn around and bubble back up the hierarchy.	An object
type	Type of the occurred event	Event names. Examples: "click", "mouseover", "mouseout".

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