org.w3c.dom.events (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: org.w3c.dom.events package
Date: 2026-03-16

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# Package org.w3c.dom.events

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  DocumentEvent | The `DocumentEvent` interface provides a mechanism by which the user can create an Event of a type supported by the implementation.
  Event | The `Event` interface is used to provide contextual information about an event to the handler processing the event.
  EventListener | The `EventListener` interface is the primary method for handling events.
  EventTarget | The `EventTarget` interface is implemented by all `Nodes` in an implementation which supports the DOM Event Model.
  MouseEvent | The `MouseEvent` interface provides specific contextual information associated with Mouse events.
  MutationEvent | The `MutationEvent` interface provides specific contextual information associated with Mutation events.
  UIEvent | The `UIEvent` interface provides specific contextual information associated with User Interface events.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  EventException | Event operations may throw an `EventException` as specified in their method descriptions.

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