The Event object is the base class for any of the other event types, such as [MouseEvent](MouseEvent%2089db2df80d0b44ae9a8ffe9f3f4b051c.md)
, [ToolEvent](ToolEvent%20fb046e93f06f459c81050c846073e385.md)
and [KeyEvent](KeyEvent%20fea979a99b97464cab44d0ae91000dff.md)
.
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timeStamp
The time at which the event was created, in milliseconds since the epoch.
Read only.
- Type:
Number
-
modifiers
The current state of the keyboard modifiers.
Read only.
- Type:
object
- See also:
Key.modifiers
-
preventDefault()
Cancels the event if it is cancelable, without stopping further propagation of the event.
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stopPropagation()
Prevents further propagation of the current event.
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stop()
Cancels the event if it is cancelable, and stops stopping further propagation of the event. This is has the same effect as calling both
stopPropagation
() andpreventDefault
().Any handler can also return
false
to indicate thatstop()
should be called right after.