Events

Lesson in the React Roadmap · Stage 3: Rendering

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Events?

Handling events with React elements is very similar to handling events on DOM elements. There are some syntax differences:

React events are named using camelCase, rather than lowercase.
With JSX you pass a function as the event handler, rather than a string.

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Free resources to learn Events

Official docsResponding to Events
Official docsReact Event Object (Synthetic Event)
ArticleReact Event Handler

Events: common questions

Can I learn Events in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Events in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Events tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 14 of 79 in the free React roadmap, in stage 3, Rendering. If you are new to React, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.