Event()
The Event()
constructor creates a new Event
.
Syntax
new Event(typeArg[, eventInit]);
Values
typeArg
-
This is a
DOMString
representing the name of the event. -
eventInit
Optional -
This is an
EventInit
dictionary, having the following optional fields:-
bubbles
Optional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event bubbles. The default is
false
. -
cancelable
Optional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event can be cancelled. The default is
false
. -
composed
Optional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event will trigger listeners outside of a shadow root (see
Event.composed
for more details). The default isfalse
.
-
Example
// create a look event that bubbles up and cannot be canceled const evt = new Event("look", {"bubbles":true, "cancelable":false}); document.dispatchEvent(evt); // event can be dispatched from any element, not only the document myDiv.dispatchEvent(evt);
Specifications
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard (DOM) # ref-for-dom-event-event |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Event |
15 |
12 |
11 |
No |
11.6 |
6 |
≤37 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
6 |
1.0 |
See also
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