puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.commoneventemitter.emit.md

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sidebar_label: CommonEventEmitter.emit
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# CommonEventEmitter.emit() method

#### Signature:

```typescript
interface CommonEventEmitter {
  emit<Key extends keyof Events>(type: Key, event: Events[Key]): boolean;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type          | Description |
| --------- | ------------- | ----------- |
| type      | Key           |             |
| event     | Events\[Key\] |             |

**Returns:**

boolean