CompositionEvent: initCompositionEvent() method

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The initCompositionEvent() method of the {{domxref("CompositionEvent")}} interface initializes the attributes of a CompositionEvent object instance.

[!NOTE] The correct way of creating a {{domxref("CompositionEvent")}} is to use the constructor {{domxref("CompositionEvent.CompositionEvent", "CompositionEvent()")}}.

Syntax

initCompositionEvent(type, canBubble, cancelable, view, data, locale)

Parameters

• type
  • : A string representing the type of composition event; this will be one of compositionstart, compositionupdate, or compositionend.
• canBubble
  • : A boolean value specifying whether or not the event can bubble.
• cancelable
  • : A boolean value indicating whether or not the event can be canceled.
• view
  • : The {{domxref("Window")}} object from which the event was generated.
• data
  • : A string representing the value of the data attribute.
• locale
  • : A string representing the value of the locale attribute.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("CompositionEvent")}}