Event

An event.

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
bubbles	bool	readonly	If true, the Event supports the bubbling phase of propagation.
cancelable	bool	readonly	If true, the default behavior of the Event on its target can be canceled.
captures	bool	readonly	If true, the Event supports the capturing phase of propagation.
currentTarget	Object	readonly	The current propagation target of the Event.
defaultPrevented	bool	readonly	If true, the default behavior of the Event on its target has been canceled.
eventPhase	EventPhases : NOT_DISPATCHING CAPTURING_PHASE AT_TARGET BUBBLING_PHASE DONE	readonly	The current propagation phase of the Event.
eventType	string	readonly	The name of the event.
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the Event.
index	number	readonly	The index of the Event within its containing object.
parent	any	readonly	The parent of the Event (a Document, Application, MenuAction, ScriptMenuAction, Menu or Submenu).
propagationStopped	bool	readonly	If true, propagation of the Event beyond the current target has been stopped.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
target	Object	readonly	The target of the Event.
timeStamp	Date	readonly	The time the Event was initialized.

Methods

Array of EventgetElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

void preventDefault ()
Cancels the default behavior of the Event on its target.

void stopPropagation ()
Stops propagation of the Event beyond the current target.

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Event.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

Used in:

Events.previousItem (

obj:
Event )

Events.nextItem (

obj:
Event )

Returned by:

Array of Event Event .getElements (

)

Event Events.anyItem (

)

Array of Event Events.everyItem (

)

Event Events.firstItem (

)

Event Events.item (
index:
any
)

Event Events.itemByID (
id:
number
)

Event Events.itemByName (
name:
string
)

Array of Event Events.itemByRange (
from:
any, to:
any
)

Event Events.lastItem (

)

Event Events.middleItem (

)

Event Events.nextItem (
obj:
Event
)

Event Events.previousItem (
obj:
Event
)