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<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#events">Events</a></span>
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<li><a href="#passing-arguments-and-this-to-listeners">Passing arguments and <code>this</code> to listeners</a></li>
<li><a href="#asynchronous-vs-synchronous">Asynchronous vs. synchronous</a></li>
<li><a href="#handling-events-only-once">Handling events only once</a></li>
<li><a href="#error-events">Error events</a></li>
<li><a href="#capture-rejections-of-promises">Capture rejections of promises</a></li>
<li><a href="#class-eventemitter">Class: <code>EventEmitter</code></a>
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<li><a href="#event-newlistener">Event: <code>'newListener'</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#event-removelistener">Event: <code>'removeListener'</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteraddlistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.addListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteremiteventname-args"><code>emitter.emit(eventName[, ...args])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittereventnames"><code>emitter.eventNames()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittergetmaxlisteners"><code>emitter.getMaxListeners()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterlistenercounteventname-listener"><code>emitter.listenerCount(eventName[, listener])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterlistenerseventname"><code>emitter.listeners(eventName)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteroffeventname-listener"><code>emitter.off(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteroneventname-listener"><code>emitter.on(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteronceeventname-listener"><code>emitter.once(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterprependlistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.prependListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterprependoncelistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.prependOnceListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterremovealllistenerseventname"><code>emitter.removeAllListeners([eventName])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterremovelistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.removeListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterrawlistenerseventname"><code>emitter.rawListeners(eventName)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args"><code>emitter[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')](err, eventName[, ...args])</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="#awaiting-multiple-events-emitted-on-processnexttick">Awaiting multiple events emitted on <code>process.nextTick()</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="#eventscapturerejections"><code>events.captureRejections</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventscapturerejectionsymbol"><code>events.captureRejectionSymbol</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#eventslistenercountemitter-eventname"><code>events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventsonemitter-eventname-options"><code>events.on(emitter, eventName[, options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventssetmaxlistenersn-eventtargets"><code>events.setMaxListeners(n[, ...eventTargets])</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="#eventsaddabortlistenersignal-listener"><code>events.addAbortListener(signal, listener)</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#class-eventseventemitterasyncresource-extends-eventemitter">Class: <code>events.EventEmitterAsyncResource extends EventEmitter</code></a>
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<li><a href="#new-eventseventemitterasyncresourceoptions"><code>new events.EventEmitterAsyncResource([options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncid"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncId</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncresource"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncResource</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceemitdestroy"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.emitDestroy()</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="#class-event">Class: <code>Event</code></a>
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<li><a href="#eventbubbles"><code>event.bubbles</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventcancelbubble"><code>event.cancelBubble</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventcancelable"><code>event.cancelable</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcomposed"><code>event.composed</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcomposedpath"><code>event.composedPath()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcurrenttarget"><code>event.currentTarget</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventdefaultprevented"><code>event.defaultPrevented</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventeventphase"><code>event.eventPhase</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventiniteventtype-bubbles-cancelable"><code>event.initEvent(type[, bubbles[, cancelable]])</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventistrusted"><code>event.isTrusted</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventpreventdefault"><code>event.preventDefault()</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventreturnvalue"><code>event.returnValue</code></a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventsrcelement"><code>event.srcElement</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventstopimmediatepropagation"><code>event.stopImmediatePropagation()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventstoppropagation"><code>event.stopPropagation()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtarget"><code>event.target</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtimestamp"><code>event.timeStamp</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtype"><code>event.type</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="#class-eventtarget">Class: <code>EventTarget</code></a>
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<li><a href="#eventtargetaddeventlistenertype-listener-options"><code>eventTarget.addEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtargetdispatcheventevent"><code>eventTarget.dispatchEvent(event)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtargetremoveeventlistenertype-listener-options"><code>eventTarget.removeEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
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<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#class-customevent">Class: <code>CustomEvent</code></a></span>
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<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#eventdetail"><code>event.detail</code></a></span></li>
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<li><a href="#class-nodeeventtarget">Class: <code>NodeEventTarget</code></a>
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<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetaddlistenertype-listener"><code>nodeEventTarget.addListener(type, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetemittype-arg"><code>nodeEventTarget.emit(type, arg)</code></a></li>
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<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#events">Events</a></span>
<ul>
<li><a href="#passing-arguments-and-this-to-listeners">Passing arguments and <code>this</code> to listeners</a></li>
<li><a href="#asynchronous-vs-synchronous">Asynchronous vs. synchronous</a></li>
<li><a href="#handling-events-only-once">Handling events only once</a></li>
<li><a href="#error-events">Error events</a></li>
<li><a href="#capture-rejections-of-promises">Capture rejections of promises</a></li>
<li><a href="#class-eventemitter">Class: <code>EventEmitter</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#event-newlistener">Event: <code>'newListener'</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#event-removelistener">Event: <code>'removeListener'</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteraddlistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.addListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteremiteventname-args"><code>emitter.emit(eventName[, ...args])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittereventnames"><code>emitter.eventNames()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittergetmaxlisteners"><code>emitter.getMaxListeners()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterlistenercounteventname-listener"><code>emitter.listenerCount(eventName[, listener])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterlistenerseventname"><code>emitter.listeners(eventName)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteroffeventname-listener"><code>emitter.off(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteroneventname-listener"><code>emitter.on(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitteronceeventname-listener"><code>emitter.once(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterprependlistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.prependListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterprependoncelistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.prependOnceListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterremovealllistenerseventname"><code>emitter.removeAllListeners([eventName])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterremovelistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.removeListener(eventName, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emitterrawlistenerseventname"><code>emitter.rawListeners(eventName)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args"><code>emitter[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')](err, eventName[, ...args])</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#eventsdefaultmaxlisteners"><code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventserrormonitor"><code>events.errorMonitor</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventsgeteventlistenersemitterortarget-eventname"><code>events.getEventListeners(emitterOrTarget, eventName)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventsgetmaxlistenersemitterortarget"><code>events.getMaxListeners(emitterOrTarget)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventsonceemitter-name-options"><code>events.once(emitter, name[, options])</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#awaiting-multiple-events-emitted-on-processnexttick">Awaiting multiple events emitted on <code>process.nextTick()</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#eventscapturerejections"><code>events.captureRejections</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventscapturerejectionsymbol"><code>events.captureRejectionSymbol</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#eventslistenercountemitter-eventname"><code>events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventsonemitter-eventname-options"><code>events.on(emitter, eventName[, options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventssetmaxlistenersn-eventtargets"><code>events.setMaxListeners(n[, ...eventTargets])</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="#eventsaddabortlistenersignal-listener"><code>events.addAbortListener(signal, listener)</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#class-eventseventemitterasyncresource-extends-eventemitter">Class: <code>events.EventEmitterAsyncResource extends EventEmitter</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#new-eventseventemitterasyncresourceoptions"><code>new events.EventEmitterAsyncResource([options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncid"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncId</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncresource"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncResource</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourceemitdestroy"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.emitDestroy()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventemitterasyncresourcetriggerasyncid"><code>eventemitterasyncresource.triggerAsyncId</code></a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="#eventtarget-and-event-api"><code>EventTarget</code> and <code>Event</code> API</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#nodejs-eventtarget-vs-dom-eventtarget">Node.js <code>EventTarget</code> vs. DOM <code>EventTarget</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtarget-vs-eventemitter"><code>NodeEventTarget</code> vs. <code>EventEmitter</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#event-listener">Event listener</a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtarget-error-handling"><code>EventTarget</code> error handling</a></li>
<li><a href="#class-event">Class: <code>Event</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#eventbubbles"><code>event.bubbles</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventcancelbubble"><code>event.cancelBubble</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventcancelable"><code>event.cancelable</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcomposed"><code>event.composed</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcomposedpath"><code>event.composedPath()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventcurrenttarget"><code>event.currentTarget</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventdefaultprevented"><code>event.defaultPrevented</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventeventphase"><code>event.eventPhase</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventiniteventtype-bubbles-cancelable"><code>event.initEvent(type[, bubbles[, cancelable]])</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventistrusted"><code>event.isTrusted</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventpreventdefault"><code>event.preventDefault()</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventreturnvalue"><code>event.returnValue</code></a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_3"><a href="#eventsrcelement"><code>event.srcElement</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="#eventstopimmediatepropagation"><code>event.stopImmediatePropagation()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventstoppropagation"><code>event.stopPropagation()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtarget"><code>event.target</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtimestamp"><code>event.timeStamp</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtype"><code>event.type</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#class-eventtarget">Class: <code>EventTarget</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#eventtargetaddeventlistenertype-listener-options"><code>eventTarget.addEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtargetdispatcheventevent"><code>eventTarget.dispatchEvent(event)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#eventtargetremoveeventlistenertype-listener-options"><code>eventTarget.removeEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#class-customevent">Class: <code>CustomEvent</code></a></span>
<ul>
<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#eventdetail"><code>event.detail</code></a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#class-nodeeventtarget">Class: <code>NodeEventTarget</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetaddlistenertype-listener"><code>nodeEventTarget.addListener(type, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetemittype-arg"><code>nodeEventTarget.emit(type, arg)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargeteventnames"><code>nodeEventTarget.eventNames()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetlistenercounttype"><code>nodeEventTarget.listenerCount(type)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetsetmaxlistenersn"><code>nodeEventTarget.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetgetmaxlisteners"><code>nodeEventTarget.getMaxListeners()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetofftype-listener-options"><code>nodeEventTarget.off(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetontype-listener"><code>nodeEventTarget.on(type, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetoncetype-listener"><code>nodeEventTarget.once(type, listener)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetremovealllistenerstype"><code>nodeEventTarget.removeAllListeners([type])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeeventtargetremovelistenertype-listener-options"><code>nodeEventTarget.removeListener(type, listener[, options])</code></a></li>
</ul>
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        <h2>Events<span><a class="mark" href="#events" id="events">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events"></a></h2>

<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>

<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v22.14.0/lib/events.js">lib/events.js</a></p>
<p>Much of the Node.js core API is built around an idiomatic asynchronous
event-driven architecture in which certain kinds of objects (called "emitters")
emit named events that cause <code>Function</code> objects ("listeners") to be called.</p>
<p>For instance: a <a href="net.html#class-netserver"><code>net.Server</code></a> object emits an event each time a peer
connects to it; a <a href="fs.html#class-fsreadstream"><code>fs.ReadStream</code></a> emits an event when the file is opened;
a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> emits an event whenever data is available to be read.</p>
<p>All objects that emit events are instances of the <code>EventEmitter</code> class. These
objects expose an <code>eventEmitter.on()</code> function that allows one or more
functions to be attached to named events emitted by the object. Typically,
event names are camel-cased strings but any valid JavaScript property key
can be used.</p>
<p>When the <code>EventEmitter</code> object emits an event, all of the functions attached
to that specific event are called <em>synchronously</em>. Any values returned by the
called listeners are <em>ignored</em> and discarded.</p>
<p>The following example shows a simple <code>EventEmitter</code> instance with a single
listener. The <code>eventEmitter.on()</code> method is used to register listeners, while
the <code>eventEmitter.emit()</code> method is used to trigger the event.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'an event occurred!'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'an event occurred!'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<section><h3>Passing arguments and <code>this</code> to listeners<span><a class="mark" href="#passing-arguments-and-this-to-listeners" id="passing-arguments-and-this-to-listeners">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_passing_arguments_and_this_to_listeners"></a></h3>
<p>The <code>eventEmitter.emit()</code> method allows an arbitrary set of arguments to be
passed to the listener functions. Keep in mind that when
an ordinary listener function is called, the standard <code>this</code> keyword
is intentionally set to reference the <code>EventEmitter</code> instance to which the
listener is attached.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(a, b, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span> === myEmitter);
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//   a b MyEmitter {</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _events: [Object: null prototype] { event: [Function (anonymous)] },</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _eventsCount: 1,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _maxListeners: undefined,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     [Symbol(shapeMode)]: false,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     [Symbol(kCapture)]: false</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//   } true</span>
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(a, b, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span> === myEmitter);
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//   a b MyEmitter {</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _events: [Object: null prototype] { event: [Function (anonymous)] },</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _eventsCount: 1,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     _maxListeners: undefined,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     [Symbol(shapeMode)]: false,</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//     [Symbol(kCapture)]: false</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">//   } true</span>
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>It is possible to use ES6 Arrow Functions as listeners, however, when doing so,
the <code>this</code> keyword will no longer reference the <code>EventEmitter</code> instance:</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(a, b, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>);
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: a b undefined</span>
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(a, b, <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>);
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: a b {}</span>
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3>Asynchronous vs. synchronous<span><a class="mark" href="#asynchronous-vs-synchronous" id="asynchronous-vs-synchronous">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_asynchronous_vs_synchronous"></a></h3>
<p>The <code>EventEmitter</code> calls all listeners synchronously in the order in which
they were registered. This ensures the proper sequencing of
events and helps avoid race conditions and logic errors. When appropriate,
listener functions can switch to an asynchronous mode of operation using
the <code>setImmediate()</code> or <code>process.nextTick()</code> methods:</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setImmediate</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'this happens asynchronously'</span>);
  });
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">a, b</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setImmediate</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'this happens asynchronously'</span>);
  });
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3>Handling events only once<span><a class="mark" href="#handling-events-only-once" id="handling-events-only-once">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_handling_events_only_once"></a></h3>
<p>When a listener is registered using the <code>eventEmitter.on()</code> method, that
listener is invoked <em>every time</em> the named event is emitted.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> m = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(++m);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 1</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 2</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> m = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(++m);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 1</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 2</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Using the <code>eventEmitter.once()</code> method, it is possible to register a listener
that is called at most once for a particular event. Once the event is emitted,
the listener is unregistered and <em>then</em> called.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> m = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(++m);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 1</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Ignored</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> m = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(++m);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 1</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Ignored</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3>Error events<span><a class="mark" href="#error-events" id="error-events">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_error_events"></a></h3>
<p>When an error occurs within an <code>EventEmitter</code> instance, the typical action is
for an <code>'error'</code> event to be emitted. These are treated as special cases
within Node.js.</p>
<p>If an <code>EventEmitter</code> does <em>not</em> have at least one listener registered for the
<code>'error'</code> event, and an <code>'error'</code> event is emitted, the error is thrown, a
stack trace is printed, and the Node.js process exits.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Throws and crashes Node.js</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Throws and crashes Node.js</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>To guard against crashing the Node.js process the <a href="domain.html"><code>domain</code></a> module can be
used. (Note, however, that the <code>node:domain</code> module is deprecated.)</p>
<p>As a best practice, listeners should always be added for the <code>'error'</code> events.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops! there was an error'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: whoops! there was an error</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops! there was an error'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: whoops! there was an error</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>It is possible to monitor <code>'error'</code> events without consuming the emitted error
by installing a listener using the symbol <code>events.errorMonitor</code>.</p>

<pre class="with-62-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, errorMonitor } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(errorMonitor, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title class_">MyMonitoringTool</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(err);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Still throws and crashes Node.js</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, errorMonitor } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(errorMonitor, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title class_">MyMonitoringTool</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(err);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'whoops!'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Still throws and crashes Node.js</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3>Capture rejections of promises<span><a class="mark" href="#capture-rejections-of-promises" id="capture-rejections-of-promises">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_capture_rejections_of_promises"></a></h3>
<p>Using <code>async</code> functions with event handlers is problematic, because it
can lead to an unhandled rejection in case of a thrown exception:</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>The <code>captureRejections</code> option in the <code>EventEmitter</code> constructor or the global
setting change this behavior, installing a <code>.then(undefined, handler)</code>
handler on the <code>Promise</code>. This handler routes the exception
asynchronously to the <a href="#emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args"><code>Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')</code></a> method
if there is one, or to <a href="#error-events"><code>'error'</code></a> event handler if there is none.</p>

<pre class="with-58-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee2 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee2[<span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">for</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'nodejs.rejection'</span>)] = <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>;</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee2 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee2[<span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">for</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'nodejs.rejection'</span>)] = <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>;</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Setting <code>events.captureRejections = true</code> will change the default for all
new instances of <code>EventEmitter</code>.</p>

<pre class="with-43-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>.<span class="hljs-property">captureRejections</span> = <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> events = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
events.<span class="hljs-property">captureRejections</span> = <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> events.<span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'something'</span>, <span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> (value) => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
});

ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-property">log</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>The <code>'error'</code> events that are generated by the <code>captureRejections</code> behavior
do not have a catch handler to avoid infinite error loops: the
recommendation is to <strong>not use <code>async</code> functions as <code>'error'</code> event handlers</strong>.</p>
</section><section><h3>Class: <code>EventEmitter</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-eventemitter" id="class-eventemitter">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_eventemitter"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v13.4.0, v12.16.0</td>
<td><p>Added captureRejections option.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.26</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.26</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p>The <code>EventEmitter</code> class is defined and exposed by the <code>node:events</code> module:</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>All <code>EventEmitter</code>s emit the event <code>'newListener'</code> when new listeners are
added and <code>'removeListener'</code> when existing listeners are removed.</p>
<p>It supports the following option:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>captureRejections</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> It enables
<a href="#capture-rejections-of-promises">automatic capturing of promise rejection</a>.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Event: <code>'newListener'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-newlistener" id="event-newlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_newlistener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.26</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event being listened for</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The event handler function</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>EventEmitter</code> instance will emit its own <code>'newListener'</code> event <em>before</em>
a listener is added to its internal array of listeners.</p>
<p>Listeners registered for the <code>'newListener'</code> event are passed the event
name and a reference to the listener being added.</p>
<p>The fact that the event is triggered before adding the listener has a subtle
but important side effect: any <em>additional</em> listeners registered to the same
<code>name</code> <em>within</em> the <code>'newListener'</code> callback are inserted <em>before</em> the
listener that is in the process of being added.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-comment">// Only do this once so we don't loop forever</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'newListener'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">event, listener</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (event === <span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// Insert a new listener in front</span>
    myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'B'</span>);
    });
  }
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   B</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-comment">// Only do this once so we don't loop forever</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'newListener'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">event, listener</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (event === <span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// Insert a new listener in front</span>
    myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'B'</span>);
    });
  }
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>);
});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   B</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4>Event: <code>'removeListener'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-removelistener" id="event-removelistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_removelistener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.1.0, v4.7.0</td>
<td><p>For listeners attached using <code>.once()</code>, the <code>listener</code> argument now yields the original listener function.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.9.3</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.9.3</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The event name</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The event handler function</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>'removeListener'</code> event is emitted <em>after</em> the <code>listener</code> is removed.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.addListener(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitteraddlistenereventname-listener" id="emitteraddlistenereventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_addlistener_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.26</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Alias for <code>emitter.on(eventName, listener)</code>.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.emit(eventName[, ...args])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitteremiteventname-args" id="emitteremiteventname-args">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_emit_eventname_args"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.26</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>...args</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event named
<code>eventName</code>, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments
to each.</p>
<p>Returns <code>true</code> if the event had listeners, <code>false</code> otherwise.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// First listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">firstListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Helloooo! first listener'</span>);
});
<span class="hljs-comment">// Second listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">secondListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params">arg1, arg2</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`event with parameters <span class="hljs-subst">${arg1}</span>, <span class="hljs-subst">${arg2}</span> in second listener`</span>);
});
<span class="hljs-comment">// Third listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">thirdListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params">...args</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> parameters = args.<span class="hljs-title function_">join</span>(<span class="hljs-string">', '</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`event with parameters <span class="hljs-subst">${parameters}</span> in third listener`</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">listeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>));

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">2</span>, <span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-number">4</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// [</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: firstListener],</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: secondListener],</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: thirdListener]</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// ]</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Helloooo! first listener</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// First listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">firstListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Helloooo! first listener'</span>);
});
<span class="hljs-comment">// Second listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">secondListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params">arg1, arg2</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`event with parameters <span class="hljs-subst">${arg1}</span>, <span class="hljs-subst">${arg2}</span> in second listener`</span>);
});
<span class="hljs-comment">// Third listener</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">thirdListener</span>(<span class="hljs-params">...args</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> parameters = args.<span class="hljs-title function_">join</span>(<span class="hljs-string">', '</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`event with parameters <span class="hljs-subst">${parameters}</span> in third listener`</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">listeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>));

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">2</span>, <span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-number">4</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// [</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: firstListener],</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: secondListener],</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   [Function: thirdListener]</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// ]</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Helloooo! first listener</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter.eventNames()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emittereventnames" id="emittereventnames">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_eventnames"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array" class="type">&#x3C;Array></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered
listeners. The values in the array are strings or <code>Symbol</code>s.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sym = <span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'symbol'</span>);
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(sym, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});

<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">eventNames</span>());
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sym = <span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'symbol'</span>);
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(sym, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});

<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">eventNames</span>());
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter.getMaxListeners()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emittergetmaxlisteners" id="emittergetmaxlisteners">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_getmaxlisteners"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the current max listener value for the <code>EventEmitter</code> which is either
set by <a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a> or defaults to
<a href="#eventsdefaultmaxlisteners"><code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code></a>.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.listenerCount(eventName[, listener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterlistenercounteventname-listener" id="emitterlistenercounteventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_listenercount_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v19.8.0, v18.16.0</td>
<td><p>Added the <code>listener</code> argument.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v3.2.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v3.2.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event being listened for</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The event handler function</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the number of listeners listening for the event named <code>eventName</code>.
If <code>listener</code> is provided, it will return how many times the listener is found
in the list of the listeners of the event.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.listeners(eventName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterlistenerseventname" id="emitterlistenerseventname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_listeners_eventname"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v7.0.0</td>
<td><p>For listeners attached using <code>.once()</code> this returns the original listeners instead of wrapper functions now.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.26</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.26</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named <code>eventName</code>.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'someone connected!'</span>);
});
<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(util.<span class="hljs-title function_">inspect</span>(server.<span class="hljs-title function_">listeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>)));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: [ [Function] ]</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter.off(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitteroffeventname-listener" id="emitteroffeventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_off_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Alias for <a href="#emitterremovelistenereventname-listener"><code>emitter.removeListener()</code></a>.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.on(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitteroneventname-listener" id="emitteroneventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_on_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.101</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event.</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The callback function</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Adds the <code>listener</code> function to the end of the listeners array for the
event named <code>eventName</code>. No checks are made to see if the <code>listener</code> has
already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of <code>eventName</code>
and <code>listener</code> will result in the <code>listener</code> being added, and called, multiple
times.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'someone connected!'</span>);
});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<p>By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The
<code>emitter.prependListener()</code> method can be used as an alternative to add the
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   b</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   a</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   b</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   a</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter.once(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitteronceeventname-listener" id="emitteronceeventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_once_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.3.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event.</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The callback function</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Adds a <strong>one-time</strong> <code>listener</code> function for the event named <code>eventName</code>. The
next time <code>eventName</code> is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Ah, we have our first user!'</span>);
});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<p>By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The
<code>emitter.prependOnceListener()</code> method can be used as an alternative to add the
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependOnceListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   b</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   a</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependOnceListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'b'</span>));
myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   b</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   a</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter.prependListener(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterprependlistenereventname-listener" id="emitterprependlistenereventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_prependlistener_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event.</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The callback function</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Adds the <code>listener</code> function to the <em>beginning</em> of the listeners array for the
event named <code>eventName</code>. No checks are made to see if the <code>listener</code> has
already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of <code>eventName</code>
and <code>listener</code> will result in the <code>listener</code> being added, and called, multiple
times.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'someone connected!'</span>);
});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.prependOnceListener(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterprependoncelistenereventname-listener" id="emitterprependoncelistenereventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_prependoncelistener_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event.</li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The callback function</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Adds a <strong>one-time</strong> <code>listener</code> function for the event named <code>eventName</code> to the
<em>beginning</em> of the listeners array. The next time <code>eventName</code> is triggered, this
listener is removed, and then invoked.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">prependOnceListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Ah, we have our first user!'</span>);
});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.removeAllListeners([eventName])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterremovealllistenerseventname" id="emitterremovealllistenerseventname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_removealllisteners_eventname"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.26</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Removes all listeners, or those of the specified <code>eventName</code>.</p>
<p>It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code,
particularly when the <code>EventEmitter</code> instance was created by some other
component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).</p>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.removeListener(eventName, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterremovelistenereventname-listener" id="emitterremovelistenereventname-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_removelistener_eventname_listener"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.26</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Removes the specified <code>listener</code> from the listener array for the event named
<code>eventName</code>.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">callback</span> = (<span class="hljs-params">stream</span>) => {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'someone connected!'</span>);
};
server.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, callback);
<span class="hljs-comment">// ...</span>
server.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connection'</span>, callback);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p><code>removeListener()</code> will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the
listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the
listener array for the specified <code>eventName</code>, then <code>removeListener()</code> must be
called multiple times to remove each instance.</p>
<p>Once an event is emitted, all listeners attached to it at the
time of emitting are called in order. This implies that any
<code>removeListener()</code> or <code>removeAllListeners()</code> calls <em>after</em> emitting and
<em>before</em> the last listener finishes execution will not remove them from
<code>emit()</code> in progress. Subsequent events behave as expected.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">callbackA</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>);
  myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackB);
};

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">callbackB</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'B'</span>);
};

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackA);

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackB);

<span class="hljs-comment">// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   B</span>

<span class="hljs-comment">// callbackB is now removed.</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Internal listener array [callbackA]</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {}
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">callbackA</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>);
  myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackB);
};

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">callbackB</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'B'</span>);
};

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackA);

myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, callbackB);

<span class="hljs-comment">// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   B</span>

<span class="hljs-comment">// callbackB is now removed.</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// Internal listener array [callbackA]</span>
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>);
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">//   A</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Because listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will
change the position indexes of any listener registered <em>after</em> the listener
being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called,
but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by
the <code>emitter.listeners()</code> method will need to be recreated.</p>
<p>When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single
event (as in the example below), <code>removeListener()</code> will remove the most
recently added instance. In the example the <code>once('ping')</code>
listener is removed:</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">pong</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'pong'</span>);
}

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">pong</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'pong'</span>);
}

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>, pong);

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>);
ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ping'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn" id="emittersetmaxlistenersn">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.3.5</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>n</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
</ul>
<p>By default <code>EventEmitter</code>s will print a warning if more than <code>10</code> listeners are
added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding
memory leaks. The <code>emitter.setMaxListeners()</code> method allows the limit to be
modified for this specific <code>EventEmitter</code> instance. The value can be set to
<code>Infinity</code> (or <code>0</code>) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.</p>
<p>Returns a reference to the <code>EventEmitter</code>, so that calls can be chained.</p>
<h4><code>emitter.rawListeners(eventName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emitterrawlistenerseventname" id="emitterrawlistenerseventname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_rawlisteners_eventname"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v9.4.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named <code>eventName</code>,
including any wrappers (such as those created by <code>.once()</code>).</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log once'</span>));

<span class="hljs-comment">// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> listeners = emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">rawListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> logFnWrapper = listeners[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>];

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event</span>
logFnWrapper.<span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener</span>
<span class="hljs-title function_">logFnWrapper</span>();

emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log persistently'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> newListeners = emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">rawListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log persistently" twice</span>
newListeners[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log once'</span>));

<span class="hljs-comment">// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> listeners = emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">rawListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> logFnWrapper = listeners[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>];

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event</span>
logFnWrapper.<span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener</span>
<span class="hljs-title function_">logFnWrapper</span>();

emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log persistently'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> newListeners = emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">rawListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Logs "log persistently" twice</span>
newListeners[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'log'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>emitter[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')](err, eventName[, ...args])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args" id="emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_emitter_symbol_for_nodejs_rejection_err_eventname_args"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v17.4.0, v16.14.0</td>
<td><p>No longer experimental.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v13.4.0, v12.16.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v13.4.0, v12.16.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>err</code> Error</li>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>...args</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')</code> method is called in case a
promise rejection happens when emitting an event and
<a href="#capture-rejections-of-promises"><code>captureRejections</code></a> is enabled on the emitter.
It is possible to use <a href="#eventscapturerejectionsymbol"><code>events.captureRejectionSymbol</code></a> in
place of <code>Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')</code>.</p>

<pre class="with-72-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, captureRejectionSymbol } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyClass</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">constructor</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">super</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
  }

  [captureRejectionSymbol](err, event, ...args) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rejection happened for'</span>, event, <span class="hljs-string">'with'</span>, err, ...args);
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">destroy</span>(err);
  }

  <span class="hljs-title function_">destroy</span>(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// Tear the resource down here.</span>
  }
}</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, captureRejectionSymbol } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyClass</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">extends</span> <span class="hljs-title class_ inherited__">EventEmitter</span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">constructor</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">super</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">captureRejections</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });
  }

  [captureRejectionSymbol](err, event, ...args) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rejection happened for'</span>, event, <span class="hljs-string">'with'</span>, err, ...args);
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">this</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">destroy</span>(err);
  }

  <span class="hljs-title function_">destroy</span>(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// Tear the resource down here.</span>
  }
}</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsdefaultmaxlisteners" id="eventsdefaultmaxlisteners">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_defaultmaxlisteners"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.2</span>
</div>
<p>By default, a maximum of <code>10</code> listeners can be registered for any single
event. This limit can be changed for individual <code>EventEmitter</code> instances
using the <a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a> method. To change the default
for <em>all</em> <code>EventEmitter</code> instances, the <code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code>
property can be used. If this value is not a positive number, a <code>RangeError</code>
is thrown.</p>
<p>Take caution when setting the <code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code> because the
change affects <em>all</em> <code>EventEmitter</code> instances, including those created before
the change is made. However, calling <a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a> still has
precedence over <code>events.defaultMaxListeners</code>.</p>
<p>This is not a hard limit. The <code>EventEmitter</code> instance will allow
more listeners to be added but will output a trace warning to stderr indicating
that a "possible EventEmitter memory leak" has been detected. For any single
<code>EventEmitter</code>, the <code>emitter.getMaxListeners()</code> and <code>emitter.setMaxListeners()</code>
methods can be used to temporarily avoid this warning:</p>
<p><code>defaultMaxListeners</code> has no effect on <code>AbortSignal</code> instances. While it is
still possible to use <a href="#emittersetmaxlistenersn"><code>emitter.setMaxListeners(n)</code></a> to set a warning limit
for individual <code>AbortSignal</code> instances, per default <code>AbortSignal</code> instances will not warn.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>() + <span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-comment">// do stuff</span>
  emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Math</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">max</span>(emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>() - <span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>));
});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>() + <span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-comment">// do stuff</span>
  emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Math</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">max</span>(emitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>() - <span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>));
});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>The <a href="cli.html#--trace-warnings"><code>--trace-warnings</code></a> command-line flag can be used to display the
stack trace for such warnings.</p>
<p>The emitted warning can be inspected with <a href="process.html#event-warning"><code>process.on('warning')</code></a> and will
have the additional <code>emitter</code>, <code>type</code>, and <code>count</code> properties, referring to
the event emitter instance, the event's name and the number of attached
listeners, respectively.
Its <code>name</code> property is set to <code>'MaxListenersExceededWarning'</code>.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>events.errorMonitor</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventserrormonitor" id="eventserrormonitor">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_errormonitor"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v13.6.0, v12.17.0</span>
</div>
<p>This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring <code>'error'</code>
events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular
<code>'error'</code> listeners are called.</p>
<p>Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an
<code>'error'</code> event is emitted. Therefore, the process will still crash if no
regular <code>'error'</code> listener is installed.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>events.getEventListeners(emitterOrTarget, eventName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsgeteventlistenersemitterortarget-eventname" id="eventsgeteventlistenersemitterortarget-eventname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_geteventlisteners_emitterortarget_eventname"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v15.2.0, v14.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>emitterOrTarget</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a> | <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a></li>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named <code>eventName</code>.</p>
<p>For <code>EventEmitter</code>s this behaves exactly the same as calling <code>.listeners</code> on
the emitter.</p>
<p>For <code>EventTarget</code>s this is the only way to get the event listeners for the
event target. This is useful for debugging and diagnostic purposes.</p>

<pre class="with-67-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { getEventListeners, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Events are fun'</span>);
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, listener);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getEventListeners</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)); <span class="hljs-comment">// [ [Function: listener] ]</span>
}
{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> et = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Events are fun'</span>);
  et.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, listener);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getEventListeners</span>(et, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)); <span class="hljs-comment">// [ [Function: listener] ]</span>
}</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { getEventListeners, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Events are fun'</span>);
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, listener);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getEventListeners</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)); <span class="hljs-comment">// [ [Function: listener] ]</span>
}
{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> et = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">listener</span> = (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) => <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Events are fun'</span>);
  et.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, listener);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getEventListeners</span>(et, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)); <span class="hljs-comment">// [ [Function: listener] ]</span>
}</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.getMaxListeners(emitterOrTarget)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsgetmaxlistenersemitterortarget" id="eventsgetmaxlistenersemitterortarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_getmaxlisteners_emitterortarget"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.9.0, v18.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>emitterOrTarget</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a> | <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the currently set max amount of listeners.</p>
<p>For <code>EventEmitter</code>s this behaves exactly the same as calling <code>.getMaxListeners</code> on
the emitter.</p>
<p>For <code>EventTarget</code>s this is the only way to get the max event listeners for the
event target. If the number of event handlers on a single EventTarget exceeds
the max set, the EventTarget will print a warning.</p>

<pre class="with-82-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { getMaxListeners, setMaxListeners, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(ee)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 10</span>
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">11</span>, ee);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(ee)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 11</span>
}
{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> et = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(et)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 10</span>
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">11</span>, et);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(et)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 11</span>
}</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { getMaxListeners, setMaxListeners, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(ee)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 10</span>
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">11</span>, ee);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(ee)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 11</span>
}
{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> et = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(et)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 10</span>
  <span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">11</span>, et);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getMaxListeners</span>(et)); <span class="hljs-comment">// 11</span>
}</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.once(emitter, name[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsonceemitter-name-options" id="eventsonceemitter-name-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_once_emitter_name_options"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>signal</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v11.13.0, v10.16.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v11.13.0, v10.16.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>emitter</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
<li><code>name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a></li>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> Can be used to cancel waiting for the event.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates a <code>Promise</code> that is fulfilled when the <code>EventEmitter</code> emits the given
event or that is rejected if the <code>EventEmitter</code> emits <code>'error'</code> while waiting.
The <code>Promise</code> will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the
given event.</p>
<p>This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform
<a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#interface-eventtarget">EventTarget</a> interface, which has no special
<code>'error'</code> event semantics and does not listen to the <code>'error'</code> event.</p>

<pre class="with-54-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { once, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> process <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> [value] = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>);
<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(value);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> err = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, err);
});

<span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>);
} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error happened'</span>, err);
}</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { once, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">run</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

  process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
  });

  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> [value] = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(value);

  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> err = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'kaboom'</span>);
  process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, err);
  });

  <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'myevent'</span>);
  } <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error happened'</span>, err);
  }
}

<span class="hljs-title function_">run</span>();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>The special handling of the <code>'error'</code> event is only used when <code>events.once()</code>
is used to wait for another event. If <code>events.once()</code> is used to wait for the
'<code>error'</code> event itself, then it is treated as any other kind of event without
special handling:</p>

<pre class="with-54-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>)
  .<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">[err]</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ok'</span>, err.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>))
  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, err.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>));

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'boom'</span>));

<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: ok boom</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>)
  .<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">[err]</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ok'</span>, err.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>))
  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, err.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>));

ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'boom'</span>));

<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: ok boom</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>An <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> can be used to cancel waiting for the event:</p>

<pre class="with-54-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ac = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AbortController</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params">emitter, event, signal</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(emitter, event, { signal });
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event emitted!'</span>);
  } <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (error) {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (error.<span class="hljs-property">name</span> === <span class="hljs-string">'AbortError'</span>) {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Waiting for the event was canceled!'</span>);
    } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'There was an error'</span>, error.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>);
    }
  }
}

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, ac.<span class="hljs-property">signal</span>);
ac.<span class="hljs-title function_">abort</span>(); <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ac = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AbortController</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params">emitter, event, signal</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(emitter, event, { signal });
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event emitted!'</span>);
  } <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (error) {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (error.<span class="hljs-property">name</span> === <span class="hljs-string">'AbortError'</span>) {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Waiting for the event was canceled!'</span>);
    } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'There was an error'</span>, error.<span class="hljs-property">message</span>);
    }
  }
}

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, ac.<span class="hljs-property">signal</span>);
ac.<span class="hljs-title function_">abort</span>(); <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4>Awaiting multiple events emitted on <code>process.nextTick()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#awaiting-multiple-events-emitted-on-processnexttick" id="awaiting-multiple-events-emitted-on-processnexttick">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_awaiting_multiple_events_emitted_on_process_nexttick"></a></h4>
<p>There is an edge case worth noting when using the <code>events.once()</code> function
to await multiple events emitted on in the same batch of <code>process.nextTick()</code>
operations, or whenever multiple events are emitted synchronously. Specifically,
because the <code>process.nextTick()</code> queue is drained before the <code>Promise</code> microtask
queue, and because <code>EventEmitter</code> emits all events synchronously, it is possible
for <code>events.once()</code> to miss an event.</p>

<pre class="with-54-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> process <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);

  <span class="hljs-comment">// This Promise will never resolve because the 'foo' event will</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">// have already been emitted before the Promise is created.</span>
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
}

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'done'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);

  <span class="hljs-comment">// This Promise will never resolve because the 'foo' event will</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">// have already been emitted before the Promise is created.</span>
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
}

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'done'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>To catch both events, create each of the Promises <em>before</em> awaiting either
of them, then it becomes possible to use <code>Promise.all()</code>, <code>Promise.race()</code>,
or <code>Promise.allSettled()</code>:</p>

<pre class="with-54-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> process <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Promise</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">all</span>([<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>), <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)]);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
}

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'done'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, once } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEE = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Promise</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">all</span>([<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>), <span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(myEE, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)]);
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
}

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  myEE.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title function_">foo</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'done'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.captureRejections</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventscapturerejections" id="eventscapturerejections">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_capturerejections"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v17.4.0, v16.14.0</td>
<td><p>No longer experimental.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v13.4.0, v12.16.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v13.4.0, v12.16.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p>Value: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></p>
<p>Change the default <code>captureRejections</code> option on all new <code>EventEmitter</code> objects.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>events.captureRejectionSymbol</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventscapturerejectionsymbol" id="eventscapturerejectionsymbol">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_capturerejectionsymbol"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v17.4.0, v16.14.0</td>
<td><p>No longer experimental.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v13.4.0, v12.16.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v13.4.0, v12.16.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p>Value: <code>Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')</code></p>
<p>See how to write a custom <a href="#emittersymbolfornodejsrejectionerr-eventname-args">rejection handler</a>.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventslistenercountemitter-eventname" id="eventslistenercountemitter-eventname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_listenercount_emitter_eventname"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.9.12</span><span>Deprecated since: v3.2.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="#emitterlistenercounteventname-listener"><code>emitter.listenerCount()</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li><code>emitter</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a> The emitter to query</li>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The event name</li>
</ul>
<p>A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given <code>eventName</code>
registered on the given <code>emitter</code>.</p>

<pre class="with-63-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, listenerCount } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">listenerCount</span>(myEmitter, <span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 2</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>, listenerCount } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> myEmitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
myEmitter.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {});
<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">listenerCount</span>(myEmitter, <span class="hljs-string">'event'</span>));
<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 2</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.on(emitter, eventName[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsonemitter-eventname-options" id="eventsonemitter-eventname-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_on_emitter_eventname_options"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v22.0.0</td>
<td><p>Support <code>highWaterMark</code> and <code>lowWaterMark</code> options, For consistency. Old options are still supported.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v20.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>close</code>, <code>highWatermark</code>, and <code>lowWatermark</code> options are supported now.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v13.6.0, v12.16.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v13.6.0, v12.16.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>emitter</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
<li><code>eventName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Symbol_type" class="type">&#x3C;symbol></a> The name of the event being listened for</li>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> Can be used to cancel awaiting events.</li>
<li><code>close</code> - <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> Names of events that will end the iteration.</li>
<li><code>highWaterMark</code> - <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER</code>
The high watermark. The emitter is paused every time the size of events
being buffered is higher than it. Supported only on emitters implementing
<code>pause()</code> and <code>resume()</code> methods.</li>
<li><code>lowWaterMark</code> - <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>1</code>
The low watermark. The emitter is resumed every time the size of events
being buffered is lower than it. Supported only on emitters implementing
<code>pause()</code> and <code>resume()</code> methods.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-asynciterator-interface" class="type">&#x3C;AsyncIterator></a> that iterates <code>eventName</code> events emitted by the <code>emitter</code></li>
</ul>

<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { on, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> process <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// Emit later on</span>
process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
  ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">await</span> (<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> event <span class="hljs-keyword">of</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)) {
  <span class="hljs-comment">// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use</span>
  <span class="hljs-comment">// if concurrent execution is required.</span>
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event); <span class="hljs-comment">// prints ['bar'] [42]</span>
}
<span class="hljs-comment">// Unreachable here</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { on, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

(<span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> () => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

  <span class="hljs-comment">// Emit later on</span>
  process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
  });

  <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">await</span> (<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> event <span class="hljs-keyword">of</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>)) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// if concurrent execution is required.</span>
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event); <span class="hljs-comment">// prints ['bar'] [42]</span>
  }
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Unreachable here</span>
})();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>Returns an <code>AsyncIterator</code> that iterates <code>eventName</code> events. It will throw
if the <code>EventEmitter</code> emits <code>'error'</code>. It removes all listeners when
exiting the loop. The <code>value</code> returned by each iteration is an array
composed of the emitted event arguments.</p>
<p>An <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> can be used to cancel waiting on events:</p>

<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { on, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> process <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ac = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AbortController</span>();

(<span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> () => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

  <span class="hljs-comment">// Emit later on</span>
  process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
  });

  <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">await</span> (<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> event <span class="hljs-keyword">of</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">signal</span>: ac.<span class="hljs-property">signal</span> })) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// if concurrent execution is required.</span>
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event); <span class="hljs-comment">// prints ['bar'] [42]</span>
  }
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Unreachable here</span>
})();

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> ac.<span class="hljs-title function_">abort</span>());</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { on, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ac = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AbortController</span>();

(<span class="hljs-title function_">async</span> () => {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

  <span class="hljs-comment">// Emit later on</span>
  process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'bar'</span>);
    ee.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">42</span>);
  });

  <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">await</span> (<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> event <span class="hljs-keyword">of</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(ee, <span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">signal</span>: ac.<span class="hljs-property">signal</span> })) {
    <span class="hljs-comment">// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment">// if concurrent execution is required.</span>
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event); <span class="hljs-comment">// prints ['bar'] [42]</span>
  }
  <span class="hljs-comment">// Unreachable here</span>
})();

process.<span class="hljs-title function_">nextTick</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> ac.<span class="hljs-title function_">abort</span>());</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.setMaxListeners(n[, ...eventTargets])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventssetmaxlistenersn-eventtargets" id="eventssetmaxlistenersn-eventtargets">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_setmaxlisteners_n_eventtargets"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v15.4.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>n</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per
<code>EventTarget</code> event.</li>
<li><code>...eventsTargets</code> <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget[]></a> | <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter[]></a> Zero or more <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a>
or <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a> instances. If none are specified, <code>n</code> is set as the default
max for all newly created <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> and <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a> objects.</li>
</ul>

<pre class="with-60-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { setMaxListeners, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> target = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">5</span>, target, emitter);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
  setMaxListeners,
  <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>,
} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> target = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> emitter = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-title function_">setMaxListeners</span>(<span class="hljs-number">5</span>, target, emitter);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>events.addAbortListener(signal, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsaddabortlistenersignal-listener" id="eventsaddabortlistenersignal-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_events_addabortlistener_signal_listener"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v20.5.0, v18.18.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://tc39.es/proposal-explicit-resource-management/#sec-disposable-interface" class="type">&#x3C;Disposable></a> A Disposable that removes the <code>abort</code> listener.</li>
</ul>
<p>Listens once to the <code>abort</code> event on the provided <code>signal</code>.</p>
<p>Listening to the <code>abort</code> event on abort signals is unsafe and may
lead to resource leaks since another third party with the signal can
call <a href="#eventstopimmediatepropagation"><code>e.stopImmediatePropagation()</code></a>. Unfortunately Node.js cannot change
this since it would violate the web standard. Additionally, the original
API makes it easy to forget to remove listeners.</p>
<p>This API allows safely using <code>AbortSignal</code>s in Node.js APIs by solving these
two issues by listening to the event such that <code>stopImmediatePropagation</code> does
not prevent the listener from running.</p>
<p>Returns a disposable so that it may be unsubscribed from more easily.</p>

<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { addAbortListener } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">example</span>(<span class="hljs-params">signal</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> disposable;
  <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
    signal.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'abort'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">e</span>) =></span> e.<span class="hljs-title function_">stopImmediatePropagation</span>());
    disposable = <span class="hljs-title function_">addAbortListener</span>(signal, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">e</span>) =></span> {
      <span class="hljs-comment">// Do something when signal is aborted.</span>
    });
  } <span class="hljs-keyword">finally</span> {
    disposable?.[<span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>.<span class="hljs-property">dispose</span>]();
  }
}</code><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { addAbortListener } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">example</span>(<span class="hljs-params">signal</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> disposable;
  <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
    signal.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'abort'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">e</span>) =></span> e.<span class="hljs-title function_">stopImmediatePropagation</span>());
    disposable = <span class="hljs-title function_">addAbortListener</span>(signal, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">e</span>) =></span> {
      <span class="hljs-comment">// Do something when signal is aborted.</span>
    });
  } <span class="hljs-keyword">finally</span> {
    disposable?.[<span class="hljs-title class_">Symbol</span>.<span class="hljs-property">dispose</span>]();
  }
}</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
</section><section><h3>Class: <code>events.EventEmitterAsyncResource extends EventEmitter</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-eventseventemitterasyncresource-extends-eventemitter" id="class-eventseventemitterasyncresource-extends-eventemitter">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_events_eventemitterasyncresource_extends_eventemitter"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.4.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<p>Integrates <code>EventEmitter</code> with <a href="async_hooks.html#class-asyncresource" class="type">&#x3C;AsyncResource></a> for <code>EventEmitter</code>s that
require manual async tracking. Specifically, all events emitted by instances
of <code>events.EventEmitterAsyncResource</code> will run within its <a href="async_context.html">async context</a>.</p>

<pre class="with-75-chars"><input class="js-flavor-toggle" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitterAsyncResource</span>, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { notStrictEqual, strictEqual } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>;
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { executionAsyncId, triggerAsyncId } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:async_hooks'</span>;

<span class="hljs-comment">// Async tracking tooling will identify this as 'Q'.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitterAsyncResource</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'Q'</span> });

<span class="hljs-comment">// 'foo' listeners will run in the EventEmitters async context.</span>
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">executionAsyncId</span>(), ee1.<span class="hljs-property">asyncId</span>);
  <span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">triggerAsyncId</span>(), ee1.<span class="hljs-property">triggerAsyncId</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee2 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// 'foo' listeners on ordinary EventEmitters that do not track async</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// context, however, run in the same async context as the emit().</span>
ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">notStrictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">executionAsyncId</span>(), ee2.<span class="hljs-property">asyncId</span>);
  <span class="hljs-title function_">notStrictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">triggerAsyncId</span>(), ee2.<span class="hljs-property">triggerAsyncId</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title class_">Promise</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
  ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitterAsyncResource</span>, <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:events'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { notStrictEqual, strictEqual } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { executionAsyncId, triggerAsyncId } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:async_hooks'</span>);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Async tracking tooling will identify this as 'Q'.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitterAsyncResource</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'Q'</span> });

<span class="hljs-comment">// 'foo' listeners will run in the EventEmitters async context.</span>
ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">executionAsyncId</span>(), ee1.<span class="hljs-property">asyncId</span>);
  <span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">triggerAsyncId</span>(), ee1.<span class="hljs-property">triggerAsyncId</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ee2 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventEmitter</span>();

<span class="hljs-comment">// 'foo' listeners on ordinary EventEmitters that do not track async</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// context, however, run in the same async context as the emit().</span>
ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">notStrictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">executionAsyncId</span>(), ee2.<span class="hljs-property">asyncId</span>);
  <span class="hljs-title function_">notStrictEqual</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">triggerAsyncId</span>(), ee2.<span class="hljs-property">triggerAsyncId</span>);
});

<span class="hljs-title class_">Promise</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  ee1.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
  ee2.<span class="hljs-title function_">emit</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>);
});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<p>The <code>EventEmitterAsyncResource</code> class has the same methods and takes the
same options as <code>EventEmitter</code> and <code>AsyncResource</code> themselves.</p>
<h4><code>new events.EventEmitterAsyncResource([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-eventseventemitterasyncresourceoptions" id="new-eventseventemitterasyncresourceoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_new_events_eventemitterasyncresource_options"></a></h4>
<ul>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>captureRejections</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> It enables
<a href="#capture-rejections-of-promises">automatic capturing of promise rejection</a>.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The type of async event. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/new.target"><code>new.target.name</code></a>.</li>
<li><code>triggerAsyncId</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The ID of the execution context that created this
async event. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>executionAsyncId()</code>.</li>
<li><code>requireManualDestroy</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>true</code>, disables <code>emitDestroy</code>
when the object is garbage collected. This usually does not need to be set
(even if <code>emitDestroy</code> is called manually), unless the resource's <code>asyncId</code>
is retrieved and the sensitive API's <code>emitDestroy</code> is called with it.
When set to <code>false</code>, the <code>emitDestroy</code> call on garbage collection
will only take place if there is at least one active <code>destroy</code> hook.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncId</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncid" id="eventemitterasyncresourceasyncid">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventemitterasyncresource_asyncid"></a></h4>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The unique <code>asyncId</code> assigned to the resource.</li>
</ul>
<h4><code>eventemitterasyncresource.asyncResource</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventemitterasyncresourceasyncresource" id="eventemitterasyncresourceasyncresource">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventemitterasyncresource_asyncresource"></a></h4>
<ul>
<li>Type: The underlying <a href="async_hooks.html#class-asyncresource" class="type">&#x3C;AsyncResource></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>The returned <code>AsyncResource</code> object has an additional <code>eventEmitter</code> property
that provides a reference to this <code>EventEmitterAsyncResource</code>.</p>
<h4><code>eventemitterasyncresource.emitDestroy()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventemitterasyncresourceemitdestroy" id="eventemitterasyncresourceemitdestroy">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventemitterasyncresource_emitdestroy"></a></h4>
<p>Call all <code>destroy</code> hooks. This should only ever be called once. An error will
be thrown if it is called more than once. This <strong>must</strong> be manually called. If
the resource is left to be collected by the GC then the <code>destroy</code> hooks will
never be called.</p>
<h4><code>eventemitterasyncresource.triggerAsyncId</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventemitterasyncresourcetriggerasyncid" id="eventemitterasyncresourcetriggerasyncid">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventemitterasyncresource_triggerasyncid"></a></h4>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The same <code>triggerAsyncId</code> that is passed to the
<code>AsyncResource</code> constructor.</li>
</ul>
<p><a id="event-target-and-event-api"></a></p>
</section><section><h3><code>EventTarget</code> and <code>Event</code> API<span><a class="mark" href="#eventtarget-and-event-api" id="eventtarget-and-event-api">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventtarget_and_event_api"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v16.0.0</td>
<td><p>changed EventTarget error handling.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v15.4.0</td>
<td><p>No longer experimental.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>EventTarget</code> and <code>Event</code> classes are now available as globals.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v14.5.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v14.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p>The <code>EventTarget</code> and <code>Event</code> objects are a Node.js-specific implementation
of the <a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#eventtarget"><code>EventTarget</code> Web API</a> that are exposed by some Node.js core APIs.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> target = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();

target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo event happened!'</span>);
});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4>Node.js <code>EventTarget</code> vs. DOM <code>EventTarget</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodejs-eventtarget-vs-dom-eventtarget" id="nodejs-eventtarget-vs-dom-eventtarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_node_js_eventtarget_vs_dom_eventtarget"></a></h4>
<p>There are two key differences between the Node.js <code>EventTarget</code> and the
<a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#eventtarget"><code>EventTarget</code> Web API</a>:</p>
<ol>
<li>Whereas DOM <code>EventTarget</code> instances <em>may</em> be hierarchical, there is no
concept of hierarchy and event propagation in Node.js. That is, an event
dispatched to an <code>EventTarget</code> does not propagate through a hierarchy of
nested target objects that may each have their own set of handlers for the
event.</li>
<li>In the Node.js <code>EventTarget</code>, if an event listener is an async function
or returns a <code>Promise</code>, and the returned <code>Promise</code> rejects, the rejection
is automatically captured and handled the same way as a listener that
throws synchronously (see <a href="#eventtarget-error-handling"><code>EventTarget</code> error handling</a> for details).</li>
</ol>
<h4><code>NodeEventTarget</code> vs. <code>EventEmitter</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtarget-vs-eventemitter" id="nodeeventtarget-vs-eventemitter">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_vs_eventemitter"></a></h4>
<p>The <code>NodeEventTarget</code> object implements a modified subset of the
<code>EventEmitter</code> API that allows it to closely <em>emulate</em> an <code>EventEmitter</code> in
certain situations. A <code>NodeEventTarget</code> is <em>not</em> an instance of <code>EventEmitter</code>
and cannot be used in place of an <code>EventEmitter</code> in most cases.</p>
<ol>
<li>Unlike <code>EventEmitter</code>, any given <code>listener</code> can be registered at most once
per event <code>type</code>. Attempts to register a <code>listener</code> multiple times are
ignored.</li>
<li>The <code>NodeEventTarget</code> does not emulate the full <code>EventEmitter</code> API.
Specifically the <code>prependListener()</code>, <code>prependOnceListener()</code>,
<code>rawListeners()</code>, and <code>errorMonitor</code> APIs are not emulated.
The <code>'newListener'</code> and <code>'removeListener'</code> events will also not be emitted.</li>
<li>The <code>NodeEventTarget</code> does not implement any special default behavior
for events with type <code>'error'</code>.</li>
<li>The <code>NodeEventTarget</code> supports <code>EventListener</code> objects as well as
functions as handlers for all event types.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Event listener<span><a class="mark" href="#event-listener" id="event-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_listener"></a></h4>
<p>Event listeners registered for an event <code>type</code> may either be JavaScript
functions or objects with a <code>handleEvent</code> property whose value is a function.</p>
<p>In either case, the handler function is invoked with the <code>event</code> argument
passed to the <code>eventTarget.dispatchEvent()</code> function.</p>
<p>Async functions may be used as event listeners. If an async handler function
rejects, the rejection is captured and handled as described in
<a href="#eventtarget-error-handling"><code>EventTarget</code> error handling</a>.</p>
<p>An error thrown by one handler function does not prevent the other handlers
from being invoked.</p>
<p>The return value of a handler function is ignored.</p>
<p>Handlers are always invoked in the order they were added.</p>
<p>Handler functions may mutate the <code>event</code> object.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">handler1</span>(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event.<span class="hljs-property">type</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints 'foo'</span>
  event.<span class="hljs-property">a</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
}

<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">handler2</span>(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event.<span class="hljs-property">type</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints 'foo'</span>
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event.<span class="hljs-property">a</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints 1</span>
}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> handler3 = {
  <span class="hljs-title function_">handleEvent</span>(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event.<span class="hljs-property">type</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints 'foo'</span>
  },
};

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> handler4 = {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">handleEvent</span>(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(event.<span class="hljs-property">type</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints 'foo'</span>
  },
};

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> target = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();

target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler1);
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler2);
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler3);
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler4, { <span class="hljs-attr">once</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h4><code>EventTarget</code> error handling<span><a class="mark" href="#eventtarget-error-handling" id="eventtarget-error-handling">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventtarget_error_handling"></a></h4>
<p>When a registered event listener throws (or returns a Promise that rejects),
by default the error is treated as an uncaught exception on
<code>process.nextTick()</code>. This means uncaught exceptions in <code>EventTarget</code>s will
terminate the Node.js process by default.</p>
<p>Throwing within an event listener will <em>not</em> stop the other registered handlers
from being invoked.</p>
<p>The <code>EventTarget</code> does not implement any special default handling for <code>'error'</code>
type events like <code>EventEmitter</code>.</p>
<p>Currently errors are first forwarded to the <code>process.on('error')</code> event
before reaching <code>process.on('uncaughtException')</code>. This behavior is
deprecated and will change in a future release to align <code>EventTarget</code> with
other Node.js APIs. Any code relying on the <code>process.on('error')</code> event should
be aligned with the new behavior.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>Event</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-event" id="class-event">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_event"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>Event</code> class is now available through the global object.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v14.5.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v14.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p>The <code>Event</code> object is an adaptation of the <a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#event"><code>Event</code> Web API</a>. Instances
are created internally by Node.js.</p>
<h5><code>event.bubbles</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventbubbles" id="eventbubbles">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_bubbles"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Always returns <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.cancelBubble</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventcancelbubble" id="eventcancelbubble">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_cancelbubble"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_3"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 3</a> - Legacy: Use <a href="#eventstoppropagation"><code>event.stopPropagation()</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Alias for <code>event.stopPropagation()</code> if set to <code>true</code>. This is not used
in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.cancelable</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventcancelable" id="eventcancelable">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_cancelable"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> True if the event was created with the <code>cancelable</code> option.</li>
</ul>
<h5><code>event.composed</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventcomposed" id="eventcomposed">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_composed"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Always returns <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.composedPath()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventcomposedpath" id="eventcomposedpath">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_composedpath"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p>Returns an array containing the current <code>EventTarget</code> as the only entry or
empty if the event is not being dispatched. This is not used in
Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.currentTarget</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventcurrenttarget" id="eventcurrenttarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_currenttarget"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> The <code>EventTarget</code> dispatching the event.</li>
</ul>
<p>Alias for <code>event.target</code>.</p>
<h5><code>event.defaultPrevented</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventdefaultprevented" id="eventdefaultprevented">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_defaultprevented"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Is <code>true</code> if <code>cancelable</code> is <code>true</code> and <code>event.preventDefault()</code> has been
called.</p>
<h5><code>event.eventPhase</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventeventphase" id="eventeventphase">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_eventphase"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Returns <code>0</code> while an event is not being dispatched, <code>2</code> while
it is being dispatched.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.initEvent(type[, bubbles[, cancelable]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventiniteventtype-bubbles-cancelable" id="eventiniteventtype-bubbles-cancelable">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_initevent_type_bubbles_cancelable"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.5.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_3"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 3</a> - Legacy: The WHATWG spec considers it deprecated and users
shouldn't use it at all.</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
<li><code>bubbles</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
<li><code>cancelable</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Redundant with event constructors and incapable of setting <code>composed</code>.
This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.isTrusted</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventistrusted" id="eventistrusted">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_istrusted"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> <code>"abort"</code> event is emitted with <code>isTrusted</code> set to <code>true</code>. The
value is <code>false</code> in all other cases.</p>
<h5><code>event.preventDefault()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventpreventdefault" id="eventpreventdefault">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_preventdefault"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p>Sets the <code>defaultPrevented</code> property to <code>true</code> if <code>cancelable</code> is <code>true</code>.</p>
<h5><code>event.returnValue</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventreturnvalue" id="eventreturnvalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_returnvalue"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_3"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 3</a> - Legacy: Use <a href="#eventdefaultprevented"><code>event.defaultPrevented</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> True if the event has not been canceled.</li>
</ul>
<p>The value of <code>event.returnValue</code> is always the opposite of <code>event.defaultPrevented</code>.
This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.srcElement</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventsrcelement" id="eventsrcelement">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_srcelement"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_3"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 3</a> - Legacy: Use <a href="#eventtarget"><code>event.target</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> The <code>EventTarget</code> dispatching the event.</li>
</ul>
<p>Alias for <code>event.target</code>.</p>
<h5><code>event.stopImmediatePropagation()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventstopimmediatepropagation" id="eventstopimmediatepropagation">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_stopimmediatepropagation"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p>Stops the invocation of event listeners after the current one completes.</p>
<h5><code>event.stopPropagation()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventstoppropagation" id="eventstoppropagation">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_stoppropagation"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<p>This is not used in Node.js and is provided purely for completeness.</p>
<h5><code>event.target</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtarget" id="eventtarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_target"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> The <code>EventTarget</code> dispatching the event.</li>
</ul>
<h5><code>event.timeStamp</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtimestamp" id="eventtimestamp">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_timestamp"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The millisecond timestamp when the <code>Event</code> object was created.</p>
<h5><code>event.type</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtype" id="eventtype">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_type"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The event type identifier.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>EventTarget</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-eventtarget" id="class-eventtarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_eventtarget"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>EventTarget</code> class is now available through the global object.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v14.5.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v14.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<h5><code>eventTarget.addEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtargetaddeventlistenertype-listener-options" id="eventtargetaddeventlistenertype-listener-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventtarget_addeventlistener_type_listener_options"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v15.4.0</td>
<td><p>add support for <code>signal</code> option.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v14.5.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v14.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></li>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>once</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the listener is automatically removed
when it is first invoked. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>passive</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, serves as a hint that the listener will
not call the <code>Event</code> object's <code>preventDefault()</code> method.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>capture</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Not directly used by Node.js. Added for API
completeness. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> The listener will be removed when the given
AbortSignal object's <code>abort()</code> method is called.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Adds a new handler for the <code>type</code> event. Any given <code>listener</code> is added
only once per <code>type</code> and per <code>capture</code> option value.</p>
<p>If the <code>once</code> option is <code>true</code>, the <code>listener</code> is removed after the
next time a <code>type</code> event is dispatched.</p>
<p>The <code>capture</code> option is not used by Node.js in any functional way other than
tracking registered event listeners per the <code>EventTarget</code> specification.
Specifically, the <code>capture</code> option is used as part of the key when registering
a <code>listener</code>. Any individual <code>listener</code> may be added once with
<code>capture = false</code>, and once with <code>capture = true</code>.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">handler</span>(<span class="hljs-params">event</span>) {}

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> target = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">EventTarget</span>();
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler, { <span class="hljs-attr">capture</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });  <span class="hljs-comment">// first</span>
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">addEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler, { <span class="hljs-attr">capture</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">false</span> }); <span class="hljs-comment">// second</span>

<span class="hljs-comment">// Removes the second instance of handler</span>
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Removes the first instance of handler</span>
target.<span class="hljs-title function_">removeEventListener</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'foo'</span>, handler, { <span class="hljs-attr">capture</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span> });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
<h5><code>eventTarget.dispatchEvent(event)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtargetdispatcheventevent" id="eventtargetdispatcheventevent">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventtarget_dispatchevent_event"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>event</code> <a href="events.html#class-event" class="type">&#x3C;Event></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if either event's <code>cancelable</code> attribute value is
false or its <code>preventDefault()</code> method was not invoked, otherwise <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Dispatches the <code>event</code> to the list of handlers for <code>event.type</code>.</p>
<p>The registered event listeners is synchronously invoked in the order they
were registered.</p>
<h5><code>eventTarget.removeEventListener(type, listener[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventtargetremoveeventlistenertype-listener-options" id="eventtargetremoveeventlistenertype-listener-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_eventtarget_removeeventlistener_type_listener_options"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
<li><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></li>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>capture</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Removes the <code>listener</code> from the list of handlers for event <code>type</code>.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>CustomEvent</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-customevent" id="class-customevent">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_customevent"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v22.1.0, v20.13.0</td>
<td><p>CustomEvent is now stable.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v19.0.0</td>
<td><p>No longer behind <code>--experimental-global-customevent</code> CLI flag.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v18.7.0, v16.17.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v18.7.0, v16.17.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li>Extends: <a href="events.html#class-event" class="type">&#x3C;Event></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>CustomEvent</code> object is an adaptation of the <a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#customevent"><code>CustomEvent</code> Web API</a>.
Instances are created internally by Node.js.</p>
<h5><code>event.detail</code><span><a class="mark" href="#eventdetail" id="eventdetail">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_event_detail"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v22.1.0</td>
<td><p>CustomEvent is now stable.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v18.7.0, v16.17.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v18.7.0, v16.17.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a> Returns custom data passed when initializing.</li>
</ul>
<p>Read-only.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>NodeEventTarget</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-nodeeventtarget" id="class-nodeeventtarget">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_class_nodeeventtarget"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Extends: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>NodeEventTarget</code> is a Node.js-specific extension to <code>EventTarget</code>
that emulates a subset of the <code>EventEmitter</code> API.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.addListener(type, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetaddlistenertype-listener" id="nodeeventtargetaddlistenertype-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_addlistener_type_listener"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that emulates the
equivalent <code>EventEmitter</code> API. The only difference between <code>addListener()</code> and
<code>addEventListener()</code> is that <code>addListener()</code> will return a reference to the
<code>EventTarget</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.emit(type, arg)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetemittype-arg" id="nodeeventtargetemittype-arg">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_emit_type_arg"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v15.2.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
<li><code>arg</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if event listeners registered for the <code>type</code> exist,
otherwise <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that dispatches the
<code>arg</code> to the list of handlers for <code>type</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.eventNames()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargeteventnames" id="nodeeventtargeteventnames">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_eventnames"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that returns an array
of event <code>type</code> names for which event listeners are registered.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.listenerCount(type)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetlistenercounttype" id="nodeeventtargetlistenercounttype">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_listenercount_type"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that returns the number
of event listeners registered for the <code>type</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.setMaxListeners(n)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetsetmaxlistenersn" id="nodeeventtargetsetmaxlistenersn">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_setmaxlisteners_n"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>n</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that sets the number
of max event listeners as <code>n</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.getMaxListeners()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetgetmaxlisteners" id="nodeeventtargetgetmaxlisteners">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_getmaxlisteners"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that returns the number
of max event listeners.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.off(type, listener[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetofftype-listener-options" id="nodeeventtargetofftype-listener-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_off_type_listener_options"></a></h5>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
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<p><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></p>
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<p><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></p>
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<li><code>capture</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
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<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
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<p>Node.js-specific alias for <code>eventTarget.removeEventListener()</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.on(type, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetontype-listener" id="nodeeventtargetontype-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_on_type_listener"></a></h5>
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<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
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<p><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></p>
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<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
</li>
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<p>Node.js-specific alias for <code>eventTarget.addEventListener()</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.once(type, listener)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetoncetype-listener" id="nodeeventtargetoncetype-listener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_once_type_listener"></a></h5>
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<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
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<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
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<p><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></p>
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<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that adds a <code>once</code>
listener for the given event <code>type</code>. This is equivalent to calling <code>on</code>
with the <code>once</code> option set to <code>true</code>.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.removeAllListeners([type])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetremovealllistenerstype" id="nodeeventtargetremovealllistenerstype">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_removealllisteners_type"></a></h5>
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<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
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<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class. If <code>type</code> is specified,
removes all registered listeners for <code>type</code>, otherwise removes all registered
listeners.</p>
<h5><code>nodeEventTarget.removeListener(type, listener[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#nodeeventtargetremovelistenertype-listener-options" id="nodeeventtargetremovelistenertype-listener-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="events_nodeeventtarget_removelistener_type_listener_options"></a></h5>
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<span>Added in: v14.5.0</span>
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<li>
<p><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><code>listener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> | <a href="events.html#event-listener" class="type">&#x3C;EventListener></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></p>
<ul>
<li><code>capture</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="events.html#class-eventtarget" class="type">&#x3C;EventTarget></a> this</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Node.js-specific extension to the <code>EventTarget</code> class that removes the
<code>listener</code> for the given <code>type</code>. The only difference between <code>removeListener()</code>
and <code>removeEventListener()</code> is that <code>removeListener()</code> will return a reference
to the <code>EventTarget</code>.</p></section>
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