Event Object Reference

Used in attached events (to selected element) to access event object features

• turned_in_notMethods

  Methods	Used
  preventDefault()	To prevent the default behavior/action of the event of an specific element
  isDefaultPrevented()	To check whether the preventDefault() method was called for the event or not
  stopPropagation()	To prevent any parent event handlers from being executed
  isPropagationStopped()	To check whether the isPropagationStopped() method was called for the event or not
  stopImmediatePropagation()	To prevent other similar event handlers from being called for an element
  isImmediatePropagationStopped()	To check whether the stopImmediatePropagation() method was called for the event or not

• turned_in_notProperties

  Properties	Used
  currentTarget	To get the current DOM element on which event was attached
  data	To access the additional data passed inside an event
  delegateTarget	To get the element on which current jQuery event handler was attached
  namespace	To get the custom namespace when the event was triggered
  pageX	To get the mouse pointer position, relative to left (pageX) edge of the document
  pageY	To get the mouse pointer position, relative to top (pageY) edge of the document
  relatedTarget	To get the element, which was being entered or exited on mouse movement events or focus related events(blur, focusout, focus, focusin)
  result	To get the last value returned by an event handler triggered by specific event
  target	To get DOM element on which an event was triggered
  timeStamp	To get the time difference since browser created the event, in milliseconds
  type	To know which type of event was triggered
  which	To get the keyboard character key ASCII integer-value, or mouse key code constants