jQuery | event.type property with Examples

The event.type is an inbuilt property in jQuery which is used to return which event type is started.
Syntax:

event.type

Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property not a function.
Return Value : It returns which event type has been triggered.
jQuery code to show the working of event.type property:

<html> 
  
<head> 
    <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this property -->
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"> 
    </script> 
    <script> 
        $(document).ready(function() { 
            $("#div1").on("click dblclick mouseover mouseout", 
            function(event) { 
                $(".div2").html("Event: " + event.type); 
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
    <style> 
        #div1 { 
            width: 230px; 
            height: 100; 
            display: block; 
            padding: 25px; 
            border: 2px solid green; 
            font-size: 20px; 
        } 
          
        .div2 { 
            width: 170px; 
            margin: 10px; 
            height: 50px; 
            padding: 10px; 
            border: 2px solid green; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <!-- move mouse over this box -->
    <div id="div1">Do any event in this box !!</div> 
    <!-- events are being shown in this box -->
    <div class="div2"></div> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:
Before moving mouse anywhere-

After the mouse is moved over the big box-

After the mouse is moved outside of the big box-

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