# Overlapping event type constants?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-event-type-constants/241719>\
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**Created:** [October 17, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-event-type-constants/241719 "2007-10-17T12:55:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-event-type-constants/241719/1 "2007-10-17T12:55:48Z")

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If one event has a static ‘type’ constant that matches another’s, can the listener architecture get confused? That is to say, do the ‘type’ constants’ string values need to be unique?