EventTarget()

The EventTarget() constructor creates a new EventTarget object instance.

Syntax

var myEventTarget = new EventTarget();

Parameters

None.

Return value

An instance of the EventTarget object.

Examples

class MyEventTarget extends EventTarget {
  constructor(mySecret) {
    super();
    this._secret = mySecret;
  }

  get secret() { return this._secret; }
};

let myEventTarget = new MyEventTarget(5);
let value = myEventTarget.secret;  // == 5
myEventTarget.addEventListener("foo", function(e) {
  this._secret = e.detail;
});

let event = new CustomEvent("foo", { detail: 7 });
myEventTarget.dispatchEvent(event);
let newValue = myEventTarget.secret; // == 7

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
EventTarget
64
79
59
No
51
14
64
64
59
47
14
9.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventTarget/EventTarget