The EventListener.handleEvent() method is called by the browser when an event of the specified type is dispatched by an EventTarget object.
void eventListener.handleEvent(event);
eventEvent object that contains details on the dispatch event.Any return value is ignored by the browser.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'EventListener.handleEvent()' in that specification. | Living Standard | No change. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification The definition of 'EventListener.handleEvent()' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | 12 | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | 9.0 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 12 | 1.0 (1.0) | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
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