InputEvent: InputEvent() constructor
The InputEvent() constructor creates a new InputEvent object.
Syntax
js
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. optionsOptional-
An object that, in addition of the properties defined in
UIEvent(), can have the following properties:inputTypeOptional-
A string specifying the type of change for editable content such as, for example, inserting, deleting, or formatting text.
dataOptional-
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).
isComposingOptional-
A boolean indicating that the event is part of a composition session, meaning it is after a
compositionstartevent but before acompositionendevent. The default isfalse.
Return value
A new InputEvent object.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| UI Events # dom-inputevent-inputevent |
Browser compatibility
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See also
InputEvent, the interface of the objects it constructs.