---
title: "EventEmitter"
docs: "Phaser v3.90.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# EventEmitter

EventEmitter is a Scene Systems plugin compatible version of eventemitter3.


**Scope**: static

> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L11](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L11)  
Since: 3.0.0

## Public Methods

### addListener

#### \<instance> addListener(event, fn, [context])


**Description:**

Add a listener for a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No |  | The event name. |
| fn | function | No |  | The listener function. |
| context | * | Yes | "this" | The context to invoke the listener with. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L111](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L111)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### destroy

#### \<instance> destroy()


**Description:**

Removes all listeners.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L42](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L42)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### emit

#### \<instance> emit(event, [args])


**Description:**

Calls each of the listeners registered for a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No | The event name. |
| args | * | Yes | Additional arguments that will be passed to the event handler. |


**Returns:** boolean - `true` if the event had listeners, else `false`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L86](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L86)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### eventNames

#### \<instance> eventNames()


**Description:**

Return an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners.


**Returns:** Array.\<(string | symbol)> - undefined


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L55](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L55)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### listenerCount

#### \<instance> listenerCount(event)


**Description:**

Return the number of listeners listening to a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No | The event name. |


**Returns:** number - The number of listeners.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L75](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L75)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### listeners

#### \<instance> listeners(event)


**Description:**

Return the listeners registered for a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No | The event name. |


**Returns:** Array.\<function()> - The registered listeners.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L64](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L64)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### off

#### \<instance> off(event, [fn], [context], [once])


**Description:**

Remove the listeners of a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No | The event name. |
| fn | function | Yes | Only remove the listeners that match this function. |
| context | * | Yes | Only remove the listeners that have this context. |
| once | boolean | Yes | Only remove one-time listeners. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L151](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L151)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### on

#### \<instance> on(event, fn, [context])


**Description:**

Add a listener for a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No |  | The event name. |
| fn | function | No |  | The listener function. |
| context | * | Yes | "this" | The context to invoke the listener with. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L98](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L98)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### once

#### \<instance> once(event, fn, [context])


**Description:**

Add a one-time listener for a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No |  | The event name. |
| fn | function | No |  | The listener function. |
| context | * | Yes | "this" | The context to invoke the listener with. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L124](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L124)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### removeAllListeners

#### \<instance> removeAllListeners([event])


**Description:**

Remove all listeners, or those of the specified event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | Yes | The event name. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L165](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L165)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### removeListener

#### \<instance> removeListener(event, [fn], [context], [once])


**Description:**

Remove the listeners of a given event.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| event | string \| symbol | No | The event name. |
| fn | function | Yes | Only remove the listeners that match this function. |
| context | * | Yes | Only remove the listeners that have this context. |
| once | boolean | Yes | Only remove one-time listeners. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md) - `this`.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L137](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L137)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### shutdown

#### \<instance> shutdown()


**Description:**

Removes all listeners.


> Source: [src/events/EventEmitter.js#L31](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/events/EventEmitter.js#L31)  
Since: 3.0.0


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