Window.event
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The read-only Window
property event
returns the Event
which is currently being handled by the site's code. Outside the context of an event handler, the value is always undefined
.
You should avoid using this property in new code, and should instead use the Event
passed into the event handler function. This property is not universally supported and even when supported introduces potential fragility to your code.
Note: This property can be fragile, in that there may be situations in which the returned Event
is not the expected value. In addition, Window.event
is not accurate for events dispatched within shadow trees.
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM Standard # dom-window-event |
Browser compatibility
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