---
schema_version: "1"
id: 3ccfa4c3058f252038e229cac806cb2493ae38005168fb82d8b489a1ca0ffab6
title: getPhase()
collection: developer
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/developer/current/en-us/platform/aura-platform/guides/aura/ref-jsapi/ref-jsapi-event-getphase.md
canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-event-getphase.html
source_site: developer.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: b30cb1413973eadab150575ca90e420fcb8c28f225fc6724e564095f4d0f212b
products:
  - Lightning Aura Components Developer Guide
  - Platform Developer Content
---

# getPhase()

Returns the current phase of an event. Returns `undefined` if the event hasn’t been fired yet. Possible return values for application and component events are `"capture"`, `"bubble"`, and `"default"` once fired. A value event returns `"default"` once it’s fired.

## Signature

`getPhase()`

## Returns

**Type: `String`** The current phase of the event.