jquery / jquery/jquery-simulate

refactor dispatchEvent

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Description

currently it's passed in type as a formal parameter:

dispatchEvent: function( elem, type, event ) 

can't we just use event.type?

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Locate the dispatchEvent function and its callers in the repository, starting with the signature shown in the issue. Check whether the event object already provides type, then update the usage consistently and run the existing test suite to confirm event dispatch behavior is unchanged.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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