HTML DOM Level 2 Reference: UIEvent

Provides contextual information associated with User Interface-related events.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
no 1.0+ 7.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
no	1.0+	7.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Constructors

Constructor IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
UIEvent Constructor
Provides contextual information associated with User Interface-related events.
no 1.0+ 7.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Constructor	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
UIEvent Constructor Provides contextual information associated with User Interface-related events.	no	1.0+	7.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Properties

Property IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
detail
Numeric detail related to the event.
no 1.75+ 7.0+ no 1.0+ no
Mozilla: Incorrect on Windows.
view
Window that generated the event.
no 1.0+ 7.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Property	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
detail Numeric detail related to the event.	no	1.75+	7.0+	no	1.0+	no
Mozilla: Incorrect on Windows.
view Window that generated the event.	no	1.0+	7.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Methods

Method IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
initUIEvent
Sets the initial property values for a new UIEvent object.
no 1.0+ 7.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Method	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
initUIEvent Sets the initial property values for a new UIEvent object.	no	1.0+	7.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

References

Event | MouseEvent

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Constructor Detail

UIEvent UIEvent()

Provides contextual information associated with User Interface-related events.

Visibility: internal

Property Detail

Number detail - read only

Numeric detail related to the event.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/js/events/detail.html

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

AbstractView view - read only

Window that generated the event.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Method Detail

initUIEvent(String typeArg, Boolean canBubbleArg, Boolean cancelableArg, AbstractView viewArg, Number detailArg) : void

Sets the initial property values for a new UIEvent object.

String typeArg Type of event.
Boolean canBubbleArg If true, the event should bubble by default.
Boolean cancelableArg If true, the event is cancellable by default.
AbstractView viewArg Window or frame for the event.
Number detailArg Code for the event detail.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String	typeArg	Type of event.
Boolean	canBubbleArg	If true, the event should bubble by default.
Boolean	cancelableArg	If true, the event is cancellable by default.
AbstractView	viewArg	Window or frame for the event.
Number	detailArg	Code for the event detail.

UIEvent : Event