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 an item from the formContext.data.entity.attributes collection 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

Execution context