eventPhase Event Property

Description

The eventPhase event property returns a number that indicates which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated.

The number is represented by 4 constants:

0. NONE
1. CAPTURING_PHASE - The event flow is in capturing phase
2. AT_TARGET - The event flow is in target phase, i.e. it is being evaluated at the event target
3. BUBBLING_PHASE - The event flow is in bubbling phase

Syntax

event.eventPhase

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Number, representing which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated Possible values: 0. NONE 1. CAPTURING_PHASE - The event flow is in capturing phase 2. AT_TARGET - The event flow is in target phase 3. BUBBLING_PHASE - The event flow is in bubbling phase
DOM Version:	DOM Level 2 Events

Return Value:

A Number, representing which phase of the event flow is currently being evaluated

Possible values:

0. NONE
1. CAPTURING_PHASE - The event flow is in capturing phase
2. AT_TARGET - The event flow is in target phase
3. BUBBLING_PHASE - The event flow is in bubbling phase

DOM Version:

DOM Level 2 Events

Browser Support

event.eventPhase is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9-11

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