InputEvent: inputType property
The inputType
read-only property of the
InputEvent
interface returns the type of change made to editable content.
Possible changes include for example inserting, deleting, and formatting text.
Value
A string containing the type of input that was made. There are many
possible values, such as insertText
, deleteContentBackward
,
insertFromPaste
, and formatBold
. For a complete list of the
available input types, see the Attributes section of the Input Events Level 1 spec.
Examples
This example logs the inputType
for input events on an editable
<div>
.
HTML
html
<p id="log">Input type:</p>
<div
contenteditable="true"
style="margin: 20px;padding: 20px;border:2px dashed red;">
<p>
Some sample text. Try inserting line breaks, or deleting text in different
ways, or pasting different content in.
</p>
<hr />
<ul>
<li>A sample</li>
<li>bulleted</li>
<li>list.</li>
</ul>
<p>Another paragraph.</p>
</div>
JavaScript
js
const log = document.getElementById("log");
const editable = document.querySelector("div[contenteditable]");
editable.addEventListener("input", logInputType);
function logInputType(event) {
log.textContent = `Input type: ${event.inputType}`;
}
Result
Try editing the text inside the <div>
and see what happens.
Note: See also Masayuki Nakano's InputEvent test suite for a more detailed example.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
UI Events # dom-inputevent-inputtype |
Browser compatibility
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