Name
Event.initEvent( ): initialize the properties of a new event â DOM Level 2 Events
Synopsis
void initEvent(StringeventTypeArg
, booleancanBubbleArg
, booleancancelableArg
);
Arguments
-
eventTypeArg
The type of event. This may be one of the predefined event types, such as âloadâ or âsubmitâ, or it may be a custom type of your own choosing. Names that begin with âDOMâ are reserved, however.
-
canBubbleArg
Whether the event will bubble.
-
cancelableArg
Whether the event can be canceled with
preventDefault( )
.
Description
This method initializes the type
, bubbles
, and cancelable
properties of a synthetic Event
object created by Document.createEvent(
)
. This method may be called on newly created Event
objects only before they have been dispatched with the dispatchEvent( )
method of the Document or
Element objects.
See Also
Document.createEvent( )
,
MouseEvent.initMouseEvent( )
,
UIEvent.initUIEvent( )
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