The PopStateEvent() constructor creates a new PopStateEvent object.
Note: A web developer doesn't typically need to call this constructor, as the browser creates these objects itself when firing popstate events.
PopStateEvent: PopStateEvent() constructor
Syntax
js
new PopStateEvent(type, options)
Parameters
-
type -
A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to
popstate. optionsOptional-
An object that, in addition to the properties defined in
Event(), has the following property:stateOptional-
An object representing the state. Practically it is a value provided by the call to
history.pushState()orhistory.replaceState(). If not set, it defaults tonull.
Return value
A new PopStateEvent object.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # the-popstateevent-interface |
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 | |
PopStateEvent |
16 | 14 | 11 | No | 15 | 6 | 4.4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PopStateEvent/PopStateEvent