The DOM CompositionEvent represents events that occur due to the user indirectly entering text.
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CompositionEvent
Constructor
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CompositionEvent() -
Creates a new
CompositionEventobject instance.
Instance properties
This interface also inherits properties of its parent, UIEvent, and its ancestor — Event.
CompositionEvent.dataRead only-
Returns the characters generated by the input method that raised the event; its varies depending on the type of event that generated the
CompositionEventobject. CompositionEvent.localeRead only Deprecated Non-standard-
Returns the locale of current input method (for example, the keyboard layout locale if the composition is associated with IME).
Instance methods
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, UIEvent, and its ancestor — Event.
CompositionEvent.initCompositionEvent()Deprecated-
Initializes the attributes of a
CompositionEventobject.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| UI Events # interface-compositionevent |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
CompositionEvent |
26 | 12 | 53 | No | 15 | 7 | 4.4 | 26 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 1.5 |
CompositionEvent |
15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4.4 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 |
data |
15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | ≤37 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 |
initCompositionEvent |
15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4.4 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1.5 |
locale |
No | 12–79 | 9 | 9 | No | No | No | No | 9 | No | No | No |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CompositionEvent