Custom Event

Definitions

1. An event defined by an application rather than built into the underlying platform, used to signal domain-specific actions or state changes. Custom events help decouple producers and consumers when standard callbacks or native events are not expressive enough.

   In plain English: An application-defined event used to signal something meaningful.

   Example: "The editor dispatched a custom event when the document became dirty so the autosave banner and shortcut handler could react independently."

Related Terms

• Client
• Reactive
• SPA
• State
• State Management
• Application Event
• Browser Event
• Change Event
• CSS Architecture
• Custom Handler