KeyboardEvent object, determine if it's keyUp or down

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Having a single KeyboardEvent object, is it possible to know if it corresponds to a KeyDown or KeyUp event? (I know I can keep somewhere the event KeyUp or Down that triggers it but I am looking for a way to assess that independently of the trigger)

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javascriptkeyboard
Just look at the object's type property? jsfiddle.net/57amLho6 – Al.G.
@Al.G. Uh! looking through the properties at MDN iI missed the introductory paragraph :-). Please feel free to add this as an answer and I'd accept. – tru7

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Look at the type property on the object you've got:

let b = document.getElementById('b');
b.onkeydown = b.onkeyup = function(e){ console.log(e.type); };
<button id="b">Button</button>