Web/API/EventListener/handleEvent

The EventListener method handleEvent() method is called by the user agent when an event is sent to the EventListener, in order to handle events that occur on an observed EventTarget.

Syntax

eventListener.handleEvent(event);

Parameters

event

An Event object describing the event that has been fired and needs to be processed.

Return value

undefined. If you return a value, the browser will ignore it.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'EventListener.handleEvent()' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events SpecificationThe definition of 'EventListener.handleEvent()' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
handleEvent	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support

EventListener.handleEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.