---
title: MapKitEvent
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: mapkitjs/mapkitevent
---

# MapKitEvent

A generic MapKit JS event object.

## Declaration

```data
class MapKitEvent
```

## Discussion

Discussion The event object implements similar interfaces as the DOM Event, but you shouldn’t mix them.

## Topics

### Instance Properties

- [defaultPrevented](mapkitjs/mapkitevent/defaultprevented.md)
- [target](mapkitjs/mapkitevent/target.md)
- [type](mapkitjs/mapkitevent/type.md)

### Instance Methods

- [preventDefault()](mapkitjs/mapkitevent/preventdefault.md)
- [stopPropagation()](mapkitjs/mapkitevent/stoppropagation.md)

## See Also

### Deprecated

- [MapKitEventListener](mapkitjs/mapkiteventlistener.md)
- [MapKitEventTarget](mapkitjs/mapkiteventtarget.md)