In my debug console i get the event object as shown. Could someone kindly let me know why and how it is generated in the flow. Thanks object payload: array[5] event: object clientX: 864 clientY: 539 bbox: array[4] 0: 822 1: 551 2: 924 3: 503 and the screen shot [snap]

How did the msg begin? What started the flow of the message - was it from a dashboard button being pressed? Dashboard button adds those properties so it can play nicely with other nodes e.g. context menu. Ps, add debug nodes to all nodes and you will see exactly where it is generated.

The t1 node is generating this event.

@bakman2 Thanks for your prompt response. It is there in the output of debug node t1. I never coded this is the entire flow, nor i requested it. How comes it is in the debug console. Does this represent some node setting. The output looks something like a mouse event (I presume). Could you kindly el…

@Steve-Mcl Thanks and really grateful. Will do as suggested.

[image] Steve-Mcl: Dashboard button adds those properties so it can play nicely with other nodes e.g. context menu. That's it. Thanks, it was generated by send button in the flow.

I'm sure you are aware, unless it is causing a problem downstream, it's nothing to worry about. If it is interfering then you have a few choices. You can generate a new msg object in your function (not recommended as you lose often useful info from the msg making debugging more difficult) or you cou…

Thanks for suggestions, this is not really bothering me. What do these properties represent anyways? :thinking:

[image] Steve-Mcl: Dashboard button adds those properties so it can play nicely with other nodes e.g. context menu. That's why :slight_smile:

@Steve-Mcl @kuema Thank you all, I am grateful for your guidance and help and appreciate a lot.

@kuema Thanks, your post greatly helped me to understand the working. [Announce] node-red-contrib-ui-contextmenu

Why does my debug node show Event object

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kuema 7 May 2020 07:35 9

Those are the click coordinates in the Dashboard UI. Some of the widgets generate them. They are useful for building context menus: [Announce] node-red-contrib-ui-contextmenu

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Why does my debug node show Event object

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