Get the name (type) of the event that was fired (triggered)

Question

I have the following code:

$('#button').on('click change', function() {     alert('Who fired me, click or change?'); }); 

How can I know if the event called was "click" or "change"?

Answer 1

event.type will get you what you want.

DEMO

See also: List of event types

$('#button').on('click change', function(){      console.log(event.type + ' is fired');  });

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Answer 2

@Vega solution is correct for simple events. However, if you namespace your events, (i.e. player.play) then you must get the namespace as well. For example, lets say I trigger the event:

$('#myElement').trigger('player.play'); 

Then to get the full event name, you need to do the following:

$('#myElement').on('player.play', function(e) {     console.log('Full event name: ' + e.type + '.' + e.namespace); });