InputEvent: InputEvent() constructor
The InputEvent()
constructor creates a new InputEvent
object.
Syntax
new InputEvent(type)
new InputEvent(type, options)
Parameters
type
-
A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to
beforeinput
, orinput
. options
Optional-
An object that, in addition of the properties defined in
UIEvent()
, can have the following properties:inputType
Optional-
A string specifying the type of change for editable content such as, for example, inserting, deleting, or formatting text.
data
Optional-
A string containing characters to insert. This may be an empty string if the change doesn't insert text (such as when deleting characters, for example).
isComposing
Optional-
A boolean indicating that the event is part of a composition session, meaning it is after a
compositionstart
event but before acompositionend
event. The default isfalse
.
Return value
A new InputEvent
object.
Specifications
Specification |
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UI Events # dom-inputevent-inputevent |
Browser compatibility
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See also
InputEvent
, the interface of the objects it constructs.