# Event Value ID

Return a code representing the type of the event (button click, device gesture, and so on). 

```sig
control.eventValueId(EventBusValue.MICROBIT_EVT_ANY);
```


**This is an advanced API.**  For more information, see the
[@boardname@ runtime messageBus documentation](https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ubit/messageBus/).