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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
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#include "domstubs.idl"
interface nsIDOMEventTarget;
/**
* The nsIDOMEvent interface is the primary datatype for all events in
* the Document Object Model.
*
* For more information on this interface please see
* http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/
*
* @status FROZEN
*/
[scriptable, uuid(a66b7b80-ff46-bd97-0080-5f8ae38add32)]
interface nsIDOMEvent : nsISupports
{
// PhaseType
/**
* The current event phase is the capturing phase.
*/
const unsigned short CAPTURING_PHASE = 1;
/**
* The event is currently being evaluated at the target EventTarget.
*/
const unsigned short AT_TARGET = 2;
/**
* The current event phase is the bubbling phase.
*/
const unsigned short BUBBLING_PHASE = 3;
/**
* The name of the event (case-insensitive). The name must be an XML
* name.
*/
readonly attribute DOMString type;
/**
* Used to indicate the EventTarget to which the event was originally
* dispatched.
*/
readonly attribute nsIDOMEventTarget target;
/**
* Used to indicate the EventTarget whose EventListeners are currently
* being processed. This is particularly useful during capturing and
* bubbling.
*/
readonly attribute nsIDOMEventTarget currentTarget;
/**
* Used to indicate which phase of event flow is currently being
* evaluated.
*/
readonly attribute unsigned short eventPhase;
/**
* Used to indicate whether or not an event is a bubbling event. If the
* event can bubble the value is true, else the value is false.
*/
readonly attribute boolean bubbles;
/**
* Used to indicate whether or not an event can have its default action
* prevented. If the default action can be prevented the value is true,
* else the value is false.
*/
readonly attribute boolean cancelable;
/**
* Used to specify the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at
* which the event was created. Due to the fact that some systems may
* not provide this information the value of timeStamp may be not
* available for all events. When not available, a value of 0 will be
* returned. Examples of epoch time are the time of the system start or
* 0:0:0 UTC 1st January 1970.
*/
readonly attribute DOMTimeStamp timeStamp;
/**
* The stopPropagation method is used prevent further propagation of an
* event during event flow. If this method is called by any
* EventListener the event will cease propagating through the tree. The
* event will complete dispatch to all listeners on the current
* EventTarget before event flow stops. This method may be used during
* any stage of event flow.
*/
void stopPropagation();
/**
* If an event is cancelable, the preventDefault method is used to
* signify that the event is to be canceled, meaning any default action
* normally taken by the implementation as a result of the event will
* not occur. If, during any stage of event flow, the preventDefault
* method is called the event is canceled. Any default action associated
* with the event will not occur. Calling this method for a
* non-cancelable event has no effect. Once preventDefault has been
* called it will remain in effect throughout the remainder of the
* event's propagation. This method may be used during any stage of
* event flow.
*/
void preventDefault();
/**
* The initEvent method is used to initialize the value of an Event
* created through the DocumentEvent interface. This method may only be
* called before the Event has been dispatched via the dispatchEvent
* method, though it may be called multiple times during that phase if
* necessary. If called multiple times the final invocation takes
* precedence. If called from a subclass of Event interface only the
* values specified in the initEvent method are modified, all other
* attributes are left unchanged.
*
* @param eventTypeArg Specifies the event type. This type may be
* any event type currently defined in this
* specification or a new event type.. The string
* must be an XML name.
* Any new event type must not begin with any
* upper, lower, or mixed case version of the
* string "DOM". This prefix is reserved for
* future DOM event sets. It is also strongly
* recommended that third parties adding their
* own events use their own prefix to avoid
* confusion and lessen the probability of
* conflicts with other new events.
* @param canBubbleArg Specifies whether or not the event can bubble.
* @param cancelableArg Specifies whether or not the event's default
* action can be prevented.
*/
void initEvent(in DOMString eventTypeArg,
in boolean canBubbleArg,
in boolean cancelableArg);
};