# Template Event Handlers - Events in template and template instance

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 14, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-event-handlers-events-in-template-and-template-instance/20831 "2018-11-14T01:28:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-event-handlers-events-in-template-and-template-instance/20831/2 "2018-11-14T13:57:53Z")

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In the mouseClicked event of the template you can dispatch the mouse event to the templates parent.

```auto
from java.awt.event import MouseEvent
evt = MouseEvent(
		 event.source.parent
		,event.getID()
		,event.getWhen()
		,event.getModifiers()
		,event.x
		,event.y
		,event.clickCount
		,event.popupTrigger
		,event.button)
event.source.parent.dispatchEvent(evt)	

```

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