Object: UIEvent

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Availability	BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.6 or later
Extends	`Event`
Extended by	`KeyboardEvent`, `MouseEvent`, `TextEvent`

The UIEvent object represents a user interface event, generated by user interaction with a BlackBerry device input method, such as the trackball or trackwheel, or the BlackBerry device keypad.

To create an instance of a UIEvent, you must invoke Document.createEvent() with an input parameter of ”UIEvent”.

User interface events

Event type	Bubbles	Cancelable	Description
`DOMFocusIn`	yes	no	Occurs when an `EventTarget` receives focus.
`DOMFocusOut`	yes	no	Occurs when an `EventTarget` loses focus.
`DOMActivate`	yes	yes	Occurs when an `EventTarget` is activated though a keyboard press or trackball or trackwheel click. This event type includes the following context information: `UIEvent.detail`

Event type

Bubbles

Cancelable

Description

DOMFocusIn

yes

Occurs when an EventTarget receives focus.

DOMFocusOut

yes

Occurs when an EventTarget loses focus.

DOMActivate

yes

Occurs when an EventTarget is activated though a keyboard press or trackball or trackwheel click.

This event type includes the following context information:

UIEvent.detail

UIEvent properties

Property name	Type	Description	Status	Support level	Availability
`detail`	long	Returns detail information about the event.	read only	DOM 2 Events	4.6 or later
`view`	`AbstractView`	Returns a reference to the `AbstractView` that generated the event.	read only	DOM 2 Events	4.6 or later

UIEvent methods

Method name	Description	Support level	Availability
`initUIEvent()`	Initializes the value of a `UIEvent`.	DOM 2 events	4.6 or later

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