January 5, 2001 - The Event Object Properties
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January 5, 2001 The Event Object Properties  Tips: January 2001
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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e object provides a wealth of information about the Netscape 6 event. Here is a list of its properties:
Property Description Possible Values altKeyA Boolean that indicates whether the Alt key was pressed when triggering the event. A Boolean bubblesA Boolean that determines whether the event did continue to bubble up the hierarchy or not. A Boolean buttonThe mouse button that triggered the event. A string: "left", "right", or "middle"cancelableA Boolean that determines whether the event is cancelable or not. Some events are not cancelable. A Boolean cancelBubbleA Boolean that determines whether the event should continue to bubble up the hierarchy. A Boolean ctrlKeyA Boolean that indicates whether the Ctrl key was pressed when triggering the event. A Boolean currentTargetThe object where the event currently is. Its event listener intercepted the event. An object eventPhaseThe current phase of the event. 0 (capture), 1 (the event just hit the target object), or 3 (bubbling). keyCodeThe ASCII value of the key that triggered the event. An ASCII value shiftKeyA Boolean that indicates whether the Shift key was pressed when triggering the event. A Boolean targetThe event's target object. The object at which the event will turn around and bubble back up the hierarchy. An object typeType of the occurred event Event names. Examples: "click", "mouseover", "mouseout".
