HTML DOM window document Property

HTML DOM window event property

Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2022

The window event property returns the event which is currently being handled by the site's code in the current window.

Syntax:

event = window.event;

Note: This property has been DEPRECATED and is no longer recommended.

Return Value: This property returns the event object currently being handled.

Example: In this example, we will get the event type using this property.

html

<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html>  
<head>
    <title>window event property</title>
</head>   
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;">  
        GeeksforGeeks  
    </h1> 
    <p> 
    HTML | window event property
    </p>
    <button onclick = "Geeks()">
    Click Here
    </button>
    <p id="a"> 
    </p>       
    <script> 
        var a = document.getElementById("a");
        function Geeks() {
            console.log(window.event)
            a.innerHTML="Event type is : "+window.event.type; 
        } 
    </script> 
</body>   
</html>

Output:

Before Clicking Button:

After Clicking Button:

In Console, the event object is:

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Opera
Internet Explorer

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