MouseEvent detail Property
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UiEvent detail Property

❮ Event Object

Example

Find out how many times the mouse was clicked in the same area:

var x = event.detail;
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Definition and Usage

The detail property returns a number with details about the event.

When used on onclick and ondblclick, the number indicates the current click count.

When used on onmousedown and onmouseup,the number indicates the current click count plus 1.

Note: This property is read-only.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
detail Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

event.detail

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, representing the number of clicks that happened in a short amount of time.

Note: The returned value for a ondblclick event is always "2"
Note: The returned value for a onmouseover or onmouseout event is always "0"
DOM Version: DOM Level 2 Events

❮ Event Object