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CompositionEvent

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{{APIRef("UI Events")}}

The DOM CompositionEvent represents events that occur due to the user indirectly entering text.

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Constructor

  • {{domxref("CompositionEvent.CompositionEvent()", "CompositionEvent()")}}
    • : Creates a new CompositionEvent object instance.

Instance properties

This interface also inherits properties of its parent, {{domxref("UIEvent")}}, and its ancestor — {{domxref("Event")}}.

  • {{domxref("CompositionEvent.data")}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
    • : Returns the characters generated by the input method that raised the event; its varies depending on the type of event that generated the CompositionEvent object.
  • {{domxref("CompositionEvent.locale")}} {{ReadOnlyInline}} {{deprecated_inline}} {{Non-standard_Inline}}
    • : Returns the locale of the current input method (for example, the keyboard layout locale if the composition is associated with an {{glossary("Input method editor")}}).

Instance methods

This interface also inherits methods of its parent, {{domxref("UIEvent")}}, and its ancestor — {{domxref("Event")}}.

  • {{domxref("CompositionEvent.initCompositionEvent()")}} {{deprecated_inline}}
    • : Initializes the attributes of a CompositionEvent object.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also