ToggleEvent: newState property
Baseline 2025Newly available
Since January 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The newState
read-only property of the ToggleEvent
interface is a string representing the state the element is transitioning to.
Value
A string. Possible values are "open"
(the popover is being shown) or "closed"
(the popover is being hidden).
Examples
js
const popover = document.getElementById("mypopover");
// ...
popover.addEventListener("beforetoggle", (event) => {
if (event.newState === "open") {
console.log("Popover is being shown");
} else {
console.log("Popover is being hidden");
}
});
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML # dom-toggleevent-newstate |
Browser compatibility
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