dispatch

function

`obj.dispatch(event, [args])`

Dispatches/triggers a basic event on an object.

var canEvent = require("can-event");

var obj = {};
Object.assign(obj, canEvent);

obj.addEventListener("foo", function(){
  console.log("FOO BAR!");
});

obj.dispatch("foo"); // Causes it to log FOO BAR

Parameters

event {String|Object}:
The event to dispatch
args {Array}:
Additional arguments to pass to event handlers

Returns

{Object}:

event The resulting event object

`canEvent.dispatch.call(obj, event, args)`

This syntax can be used for objects that don't include the can.event mixin.