sidebar_label: EventEmitter.emit

EventEmitter.emit() method

Emit an event and call any associated listeners.

class EventEmitter {
  emit<Key extends keyof EventsWithWildcard<Events>>(
    type: Key,
    event: EventsWithWildcard<Events>[Key],
  ): boolean;
}

Parameter	Type	Description
type	Key	the event you'd like to emit
event	[EventsWithWildcard](./puppeteer.eventswithwildcard.md)<Events>\[Key\]

Returns:

boolean

true if there are any listeners, false if there are not.