The Event() constructor creates a new Event object. An event created in this way is called a synthetic event, as opposed to an event fired by the browser, and can be dispatched by a script.
Event()
Syntax
new Event(typeArg) new Event(typeArg, eventInit);
Values
-
typeArg -
This is a string representing the name of the event.
-
eventInitOptional -
This is an object with the following optional fields:
-
bubblesOptional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event bubbles. The default is
false. -
cancelableOptional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event can be cancelled. The default is
false. -
composedOptional -
A boolean value indicating whether the event will trigger listeners outside of a shadow root (see
Event.composedfor more details). The default isfalse.
-
Example
// create a look event that bubbles up and cannot be canceled const evt = new Event("look", {"bubbles":true, "cancelable":false}); document.dispatchEvent(evt); // event can be dispatched from any element, not only the document myDiv.dispatchEvent(evt);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-event-event |
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 | |
Event |
15
|
12
|
11
|
No
|
11.6
|
6
|
4.4
|
18
|
14
|
12
|
6
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/Event
