The isTrusted read-only property of the Event interface is a Boolean that is true when the event was generated by a user action, and false when the event was created or modified by a script or dispatched via EventTarget.dispatchEvent().
Syntax
var eventIsTrusted = event.isTrusted;
Value
Example
if (e.isTrusted) {
/* The event is trusted */
} else {
/* The event is not trusted */
}
Specification
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'Event.isTrusted' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification The definition of 'Trusted events' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Adds requirements regarding trusted and untrusted events, though it does not itself define the isTrusted property. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
isTrusted | Chrome
Full support
46
| Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE
No support
No
| Opera
Full support
33
| Safari No support No | WebView Android
Full support
46
| Chrome Android
Full support
46
| Edge Mobile Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android
Full support
33
| Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- See implementation notes.
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