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AppBar.dispatchEvent method

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Raises an event of the specified type and with additional properties. Learn about custom events with Adding functionality with WinJS mixins.

Syntax

var boolean = appBar.dispatchEvent(type, eventProperties);

Parameters

  • type
    Type: string

    The type (name) of the event. It must be beforeopen, beforeclose, afteropen, or afterclose

  • eventProperties
    Type: object

    The set of additional properties to be attached to the event object when the event is raised.

Return value

Type: Boolean

true if preventDefault was called on the event, otherwise false.

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version

WinJS 1.0

Namespace

WinJS.UI

See also

AppBar

AppBarCommand

AppBarIcon

BackButton

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