dojo._base.event

Status:Draft
Version:1.2
Available:since V0.3

dojo._base.event contains functions to handle DOM events.

As with all dojo._base components, these functions are included within Dojo Base. You get this functionality by just including dojo.js or dojo.xd.js in your page.

Features

  • Dojo’s DOM Event Listener

    TODO: explain DOM event listener in detail

    • add
    • remove
  • dojo.fixEvent

    Normalizes properties on the event object including event bubbling methods, keystroke normalization, and x/y positions

  • dojo.stopEvent

    Prevents propagation and clobbers the default action of the passed event

  • dojo.keys

    Definitions for common key values

Migration issues

Since V0.9 most of the functionality from the dojo.event package has moved to dojo base so it is always available. Users of older releases will find more details within the Dojo Porting Guide: 0.4x to 0.9.x.