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  4. EventListener.handleEvent()
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EventListener.handleEvent()

The EventListener method handleEvent() method is called by the user agent when an event is sent to the EventListener, in order to handle events that occur on an observed EventTarget.

Syntax

eventListener.handleEvent(event);

Parameters

event

An Event object describing the event that has been fired and needs to be processed.

Return value

None.

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-eventlistener-handleevent

Browser compatibility

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Last modified: Sep 15, 2021, by MDN contributors

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Related Topics

  1. EventListener
  2. Methods
    1. handleEvent()
  3. Related pages for DOM Events
    1. CompositionEvent
    2. Event
    3. EventTarget
    4. FocusEvent
    5. InputEvent
    6. KeyboardEvent
    7. MouseEvent
    8. MouseScrollEvent
    9. MutationEvent
    10. ProgressEvent
    11. UIEvent
    12. WheelEvent
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