JavaScript / jQuery - Any way to detect click type?

Question

In my code I use jQuery's click() function. Is there any way to detect click type? For example the ability to differentiate between mouse clicks and code driven clicks?

Answer 1

Seems to me e.originalEvent is you need:

$('button').on('click', function (e){
    if (e.originalEvent === undefined) {
        alert ('triggered by code');
    }else {
        alert ('triggered by mouse');
    }
});

Or may be you would try sending the extra event data to have a check.

Another option is to have a check for e.isTrigger like:

$('button').on('click', function (e) {
    if (e.isTrigger) {
        alert ('triggered by code');
    }else {
        alert ('triggered by mouse');
    }
});