The Jude Event Object

Please refer to Tutorial 3: Event Listeners for usage information.

Public Properties

type	a string specifying the type of event, such as "mouseover", "click", etc.
target	an object reference to the element that received the event
currentTarget	an object reference to the element that fired the event
coordinates of mouse event relative to the screen
screenX	x coordinate from left edge of screen
screenY	y coordinate from top edge of screen
coordinates of mouse event relative to the browser window's client area
clientX	x coordinate from left edge of window client area
clientY	y coordinate from top edge of window client area
coordinates of mouse event relative to the element
layerX	x coordinate from left edge of element
layerY	y coordinate from top edge of element
mouse button clicked
button	an integer specifying the mouse button that was clicked
keyboard properties
keyCode	an integer specifying the keyboard key that was pressed
altKey	a boolean specifying whether the ALT key was held down when the event was fired
ctrlKey	a boolean specifying whether the CTRL key was held down when the event was fired
shiftKey	a boolean specifying whether the SHIFT key was held down when the event was fired

void	stopPropagation	()
void	preventDefault	()