getEventSource (Client API reference)

Returns a reference to the object that the event occurred on.

Syntax

ExecutionContextObj.getEventSource()

Return value

Type: Object

Description: Returns the object from the Xrm object model that is the source of the event, not an HTML DOM object. For example, in an OnChange event, this method returns the formContext.data.entity object that represents the changed column.

Events	Return Object
OnChange	column
OnDataLoad	formContext.data.entity
OnGridDataLoad	SubGrid control
OnLoad	formContext.ui
OnLookupTagClick	Lookup control
OnPostSearch	kbSearch control
OnProcessStatusChange	formContext.data.process
OnProcessStatusChange	formContext.data.process
OnReadyStateComplete	IFrame control
OnRecordSelect	formContext.data.entity
OnResultOpened	kbSearch control
OnSave	formContext.data.entity
OnPostSave	None
OnSelection	None
OnStageChange	formContext.data.process
OnStageSelected	formContext.data.process
OnTabStateChange	tab object
PreSearch	Lookup control

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