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@@ -8,4 +8,20 @@ As we've briefly seen already, you can listen to any event on an element with th
The mouse position is {m.x} x {m.y}
-```
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+```
+
+> The `on:` directive expects a function reference in the curly braces. *Not a function call as it was in version 2*.
+> When the event is triggered the function will be called with the `event` object as the first parameter.
+> So if you need to pass a value with the event then you need to make a function that returns a function with your parameter enclosed. Here is an example:
+```html
+
+...
+
+```